Definitions for magna cartaˈmæg nə ˈkɑr tə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Mag•na Car•taˈmæg nə ˈkɑr tə(n.)
(or Char•ta )
the charter of liberties forced from King John by the English barons at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
Category: Western History
any basic law guaranteeing liberties.
Category: Western History
Origin of Magna Carta:
1425–75; late ME < ML: lit., great charter
Princeton's WordNet
Magna Carta, Magna Charta, The Great Charter(noun)
the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
Wiktionary
Magna Carta(ProperNoun)
A charter, granted by King John to the barons at Runnymede in 1215, that is a basis of English constitutional tradition.
Origin: - great charter
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