Chartered

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Charter \Char"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chartered}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Chartering}.]
     1. To establish by charter.
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     2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See {Charter party},


        under {Charter}, n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chartered \Char"tered\, a.
     1. Granted or established by charter; having, or existing
        under, a charter; having a privilege by charter.
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              The sufficiency of chartered rights.  --Palfrey.
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              The air, a chartered libertine.       --Shak.
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     2. Hired or let by charter, as a ship.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chartered
       adj : hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of
             travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses
             arrived on time" [syn: {hired}, {leased}] [ant: {unchartered}]