[ L., great charter. ] 1. The great Charter, so called, obtained by the English barons from King John, A. D. 1215. This name is also given to the charter granted to the people of England in the ninth year of Henry III., and confirmed by Edward I. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Hence, a fundamental constitution which guaranties rights and privileges. [ 1913 Webster ]
[大宪章 / 大憲章, dà xiàn zhāng, ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤ]Magna Carta, contract forced on Norman king John of England in 1215 by his barons, subsequently viewed as a basis of constitutional government and human rights[Add to Longdo]