#charters
- Angliae — The genitive singular form of the Medieval Latin proper name 'Anglia', meaning 'of England' or 'from England'. Used as a well-defined structural element in international biological taxonomic nomenclature, historical charter titles, ecclesiastical maps, or period legal documents to attest geographical provenance from a British region.
- Arcarius — An extremely old phonetic transition form, featuring the archaic 'u' ending, utilized in early written documents or charters to designate a bowmaker or an archer. In a historical administrative sense, the term reflects the direct structural connection to the Latin etymon 'arcarius', also serving as a title for the official overseeing ranged weapon depots or managing a garrison's arsenal.
- Arvintie — An archaic and rare onomastic variant of the masculine given name Arvinte, historically used in the ecclesiastical and rural environments of the Romanian space. From a structural perspective, the form preserves a Slavic or Byzantine Greek phonetic influence, being encountered in old religious calendars, monastery prayer lists, or donation charters, representing proof of the diversity of onomastic derivatives from the medieval era.
- Authentic (archaic) — An archaic, regional form or old phonetic variant of the modern adjective 'autentic' (authentic). Originating from the Greek 'avthentikos' through the Slavonic language in medieval religious and administrative texts of the Romanian space, the term defines a document, object, or testimony whose veracity, originality, and authority are unquestionable, without being altered by falsification.
- Autonomous (archaic) — An archaic, regional form or old phonetic variant of the modern adjective 'autonom' (autonomous). Having entered the Romanian language in the 18th-19th centuries through Greek (avtonomos) or Slavonic channels, the term defines a political, administrative, ecclesiastical entity, or a person enjoying partial or total independence, having the right to self-govern by its own laws, without external interference.
- Official notice (corrupted) — A popularly deformed, regional, or archaic form of the modern term 'aviz' (official notice, written notification, technical opinion, or approval issued by an authority). It appeared during the transition period of the Romanian language in the 18th-19th centuries through the imperfect assimilation of Romance-French neologisms in chancellery documents.
- Axinte Uricariul — A prominent historical figure from Moldavia in the first half of the 18th century, chancellor, charter copyist, and renowned chronicler. He remained deeply known in Romanian culture for his laborious activity of collecting, transcribing, and completing old administrative documents (deeds/urice), while also continuing the historical writings of Nicolae Costin and providing unique, refined details about the reigns of the Brâncovenesc and Phanariote eras.
- Babas — A historical and regional term of Oriental nature, previously used to designate a respected father, an elderly uncle, or a legal guardian; by extension, it referred to an old, advisory man or the administrator of a small family estate. As an adjective, it describes patriarchal qualities, a protective yet strict behavior, primarily found in judicial charters or archaic testaments in regions under the legal or cultural influence of the Ottoman Empire.