charter Hear it!

charter definition

char·ter (c̸härt′ər)

noun

  1. a franchise or written grant of specified rights made by a government or ruler to a person, corporation, etc.
    1. a document setting forth the aims and principles of a united group, as of nations
    2. the constitution of a city, setting forth its governmental organization and powers
    3. the Charter of the United Nations
  3. a document by which a society authorizes the organization of a local chapter or lodge
  4. a special privilege or exemption
    1. the hire or lease of a ship, bus, airplane, etc.
    2. the agreement governing this
  6. Eng. Law an instrument, esp. a deed

Etymology: ME chartre < OFr < L chartula, dim. of charta: see card

transitive verb

  1. to grant a charter to
  2. to hire or lease by charter
  3. to hire for exclusive use

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Alternate definitions:

law charter definition - legal

charter Synonyms

charter

n.

  1. A written grant

    franchise, license, grant, authorization; see permission, permit.

  2. The constitution of an organization or city

    code, covenant, compact, contract; see agreement 3, law 2, treaty.


charter

v.

  1. To license

    authorize, sanction, franchise, establish; see allow 1, approve 1, organize 2.

  2. To hire

    lease, contract, engage; see borrow 1, rent 2. See syn. study at hire.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

charter Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • Anglo-Saxon: The Anglo-Saxon charters are also a rich source ( yet to be extracted ).

Noun used with modifier

  • dive: Keith & Pearl Thomson - Boat hire & dive boat charters of Scapa Flow.

Adjective modifier

  • royal: A royal charter was granted to the hospital in 1758.

Modifies a noun

  • flight: Charter flights provide a further option from some UK airports.

Noun used with modifier

  • bareboat: It had taken a bareboat charter of the vessel from September 2004.

Preposition: of

  • incorporation: In 1848, under the terms of the Municipal Corporation Act of 1835, the town received a charter of incorporation.
charter usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

charter quotes

This [Magna Carta] has been forced from the King. It constitutes an insult to the Holy See, a serious weakening of the royal power, a disgrace to the English nation, a danger to all Christendom, since this civil war obstructs the crusade. Therefore†we condemn the charter and forbid the King to keep it, or the barons and their supporters to make him do so, on pain of excommunication.

-Pope Innocent III originally Lotario de' Conti di Segni

charter quotes (more)

Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"charter." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 5 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/charter>

APA Style

charter. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 5th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/charter

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment