charter
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I. noun
Etymology: Middle English chartre, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin chartula, from Latin, diminutive of charta
Date: 13th century
1. a written instrument or contract (as a deed) executed in due form
2.
a. a grant or guarantee of rights, franchises, or privileges from the sovereign power of a state or country
b. a written instrument that creates and defines the franchises of a city, educational institution, or corporation
c. constitution
3. a written instrument from the authorities of a society creating a lodge or branch
4. a special privilege, immunity, or exemption
5. a mercantile lease of a ship or some principal part of it
6. a charter travel arrangement
II. transitive verb
Date: 15th century
1.
a. to establish, enable, or convey by charter
b. British certify <
a chartered mechanical engineer
>
2. to hire, rent, or lease for usually exclusive and temporary use <chartered a boat for deep-sea fishing
>
Synonyms: see hire
• charterer noun
III. adjective
Date: 1922
of, relating to, or being a travel arrangement in which transportation (as a bus or plane) is hired by and for one specific group of people <a charter flight
>
New Collegiate Dictionary.
2001.
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chárter — 1. ‘[Vuelo] fletado al margen de los vuelos regulares’ y ‘[autobús] contratado al margen de los servicios regulares’. Es voz tomada del inglés charter, que en español debe escribirse con tilde por ser palabra llana acabada en r (→ tilde2, 1.1.2) … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Charter — Char ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chartering}.] 1. To establish by charter. [1913 Webster] 2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See {Charter party}, under {Charter}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charter — Charter: Das Fremdwort für »Urkunde; Freibrief; Frachtvertrag« wurde im 19. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. charter entlehnt. Dies geht über afrz. chartre auf lat. chartula »kleine Schrift, Briefchen« zurück, eine Verkleinerungsform von charta (vgl. den … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
charter — [chärt′ər] n. [ME chartre < OFr < L chartula, dim. of charta: see CARD1] 1. a franchise or written grant of specified rights made by a government or ruler to a person, corporation, etc. 2. a) a document setting forth the aims and principles … English World dictionary
charter — |chártèr| s. m. Ver chárter. • Plural: charters. ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
