charter
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- chartre (obsolete)
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
Etymology [edit]
From Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta).
Noun [edit]
charter (plural charters)
- A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.
- A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.
- A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.
- the temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.
- (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) A deed.
Translations [edit]
document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges
document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc
a contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel
the temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle
Adjective [edit]
charter (not comparable)
Translations [edit]
Verb [edit]
charter (third-person singular simple present charters, present participle chartering, simple past and past participle chartered)
- (transitive) To grant or establish a charter.
- (transitive) To lease or hire something by charter.
See also [edit]
Translations [edit]
grant or establish a charter
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English charter.
Noun [edit]
charter m (plural charters)
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English charter
Noun [edit]
charter m (invariable)
Adjective [edit]
charter (invariable)
- charter (attributive)
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- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English verbs
- English transitive verbs
- French terms derived from English
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Italian terms derived from English
- Italian nouns
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