charter (ˈtʃɑːtə
)
Definitions
noun
- a formal document from the sovereign or state incorporating a city, bank, college, etc, and specifying its purposes and rights
- (sometimes capital) a formal document granting or demanding from the sovereign power of a state certain rights or liberties
- a document issued by a society or an organization authorizing the establishment of a local branch or chapter
- a special privilege or exemption
- (often capital) the fundamental principles of an organization; constitution ⇒
the Charter of the United Nations
- the hire or lease of transportation
- the agreement or contract regulating this
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a charter flight
- a law, policy, or decision containing a loophole which allows a specified group to engage more easily in an activity considered undesirable ⇒
a beggars' charter
- maritime law another word for charterparty
verb (tr)
- to lease or hire by charterparty
- to hire (a vehicle, etc)
- to grant a charter of incorporation or liberties to (a group or person)
Alternative Forms
ˈcharterer noun Word Origin
C13: from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula a little paper, from charta leaf of papyrus; see chart
Synonyms
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document,
right,
contract,
bond,
permit,
licence,
concession,
privilege,
franchise,
deed,
prerogative,
indenture,
