Magna Carta

or Mag·na Char·ta

[ mag-nuh kahr-tuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
any fundamental constitution or law guaranteeing rights and liberties.

Magna Carta

/ ˈmæɡnə ˈkɑːtə /

English history the charter granted by King John at Runnymede in 1215, recognizing the rights and privileges of the barons, church, and freemen

Magna Carta

A list of rights and privileges that King John of England signed under pressure from English noblemen in 1215. It established the principles that the king could not levy taxes without consent of his legislature, or parliament , and that no free man in England could be deprived of liberty or property except through a trial or other legal process.

1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin

Medieval Latin: great charter

The Samsung-distributed Magna Carta Holy Grail vs. the corporate-bashing Yeezus.

Not in terms of units moved but humans moved has Yeezus blown ARTPOP and Magna Carta Holy Grail out of the water.

In fact, the bulk of Magna Carta, which was mainly produced by Timbaland, feels overproduced.

If they do, then Magna Carta Holy Grail has already gone platinum, notching the most first week sales of 2013.

Langton guided the barons in their demands on the king which were expressed in Magna Carta.

This provision was omitted from Magna Carta, except so far as it related to aids from the citizens of London.

No chapter corresponding to this is found in the Articles and none was inserted in the reissues of Magna Carta.

Even before Magna Carta was signed he had set to work to destroy it, and he now turned to this task with renewed vigour.

Magna Carta throws much light on the condition of England in the early 13th century.

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