charactery

1. (obsolete) The art or means of characterizing.countableobsoleteuncountable

2. (obsolete) a system of signs or characters, i.e. symbolism.countableobsoleteuncountable

3. (obsolete) A distinctive mark.countableobsoleteuncountable

4. (obsolete) Something which has a meaning.Examples: "I will construe to thee All the charactery of my sad brows."; "Sometimes she looked at Raymond, as if to say—That it should be so! At others her countenance expressed—I will still do all I can to make you happy. But Adrian read with uncertain aim the charactery of her face, and might mistake.—Clara was always with her, and she seemed most at ease"countableobsoleteuncountable