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chartered
char·ter C0255400 (chär′tər)n.1. A document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority, creating a public or private corporation, such as a city, college, or bank, and defining its privileges and purposes.2. A written grant from the sovereign power of a country conferring certain rights and privileges on a person, a corporation, or the people: A royal charter exempted the Massachusetts colony from direct interference by the Crown.3. A document outlining the principles, functions, and organization of a corporate body; a constitution: the city charter.4. An authorization from a central organization to establish a local branch or chapter.5. Special privilege or immunity.6. a. A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel or space on a vessel.b. The hiring or leasing of an aircraft, vessel, or other vehicle, especially for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.7. A written instrument given as evidence of agreement, transfer, or contract; a deed.adj. Of, relating to, or being an arrangement in which transportation is leased by a group of travelers for their exclusive, temporary use.tr.v. char·tered, char·ter·ing, char·ters 1. To grant a charter to; establish by charter.2. To hire or lease by charter: charter an oil tanker.3. To hire (a bus or airplane, for example) for the exclusive, temporary use of a group of travelers.
[Middle English chartre, from Old French, from Latin chartula, diminutive of charta, paper made from papyrus; see card1.]
char′ter·er n.chartered (ˈtʃɑːtəd) adj (Professions) (of a professional person) having attained certain professional qualifications or standards and acquired membership of a particular professional bodyThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | chartered - hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses arrived on time"leased, hiredunchartered - not chartered |
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