Lingua Carthusiana
Known as Lingua Carthusiana, the School’s unique private language, or ‘idiolect’, has evolved over centuries and is part of Charterhouse’s proud history. All are used on a daily basis and are cherished as part of our shared tradition.
Uncover the meaning behind Charterhouse’s distinctive language and discover how it shapes the Carthusian experience.
| school terms |
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Oration Quarter (OQ)Autumn Term, typically September to December Long Quarter (LQ)Spring Term, typically January to March Cricket QuarterSummer Term, typically April to July |
| year groups |
Specialists (Sixth Form)First Year Specialists (1YS) – Lower Sixth Form – Year 12. Fifth Form (Year 11)Pupils in the Fifth Form are collectively referred to as Fifths Remove (Year 10)Pupils in the Remove year are collectively s referred to as Removes. Fourth Form (Year 9)Pupils in their first year in the School – Year 9 – are collectively referred to as Fourths or Yearlings |
| miscellaneous |
AdsumA roll-call, taken in House (see also Jibs) ArtifexThe annual creative arts festival held in CQ BancoAn evening period for academic work from 7.00 pm to 8.45 pm BeakA member of the teaching staff Big Ground1st XI Football Pitch Brooke HallThe teaching and support staff’s Common Room. Also the collective noun for the teachers Broom & LeesPlaying fields across Hurtmore Road (over footbridge) BTTThe Ben Travers Theatre on Queen’s Drive, opened in 1983, and named after the playwright who was an Old Carthusian Catley’s LevelOld all-weather pitch adjacent to the Queen’s Sports Centre (QSC) CDRCentral Dining Room ChapelThere are three chapels in the School: Memorial Chapel built as a memorial to Old Carthusians who were killed in the First World War; Millennium Chapel (MMC) which is situated in the north-east corner of the Memorial Chapel; Founders’ Chapel (FC) CrownThe School tuck shop. It is situated on the Long Walk facing Under Green. It is also sometimes referred to as Crack CrackSchool Tuck shop DWRDaniel Wray Room – Small meeting room attached to the Library ExeatHalf term break in the middle of each Quarter when all pupils go away from Charterhouse. Exeat in LQ is known as Queen’s Exeat Green1st XI Cricket Pitch HashA lesson HomebillThe pupils’ evening meals HHCHunt Health Centre JDTCThe John Derry Technical Centre, situated between Studio and Armoury, and opened in 1980 JibsEvening Adsum in Houses Lessington2nd XI Football Pitch Long WalkFootpath across campus between Maniacs and Under Green connecting Princes Avenue with Queen’s Drive Maniacs2nd XI Cricket Pitch NorthbrookPlaying Fields OHHOld Headmasters’ House PMPPeter May Pavilion PontifexThe annual inter-House cross-country races held in LQ Prom CourtsPromontory Tennis Courts QSCQueen’s Sports Centre, otherwise known as Charterhouse Club. QuarterTerms are referred to as Quarters. There are three Quarters in the School year – Oration (September), Long (January) and Cricket (April) quarterThe mid-morning break, which is normally after the first two or three lessons (hashes) RVW (Music School)Music school situated on the south side of Memorial Chapel and opened in 1984, in memory of Ralph Vaughan Williams who was an Old Carthusian. SACSouth Africa Cloister Send-UpWhen a pupil does a piece of work that a beak considers distinguished, they are sent with their work to the Senior Deputy Head. For every third send-up they are awarded a prize SRSaunders Room – Meeting room attached to Sutton Turning-UpThe general term for inter-House games which are organised on a league basis Under GreenPlaying Fields between Princes Avenue and Queen’s Drive |
| houses |
B – BodeitesCh – ChetwyndD – DaviesitesF – Fletcheritesg – Girdlestoneites (otherwise known as ‘Duckites’)G – GownboysH – HodgsonitesL – LockitesN – NorthbrookP – PageitesR – RobinitesS – SaunderitesSu – SuttonV – VeritesW – Weekites |
