Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chartered"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Charter \Char"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chartered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Chartering}.]
1. To establish by charter.

2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See {Charter party},
under {Charter}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Chartered \Char"tered\, a.
1. Granted or established by charter; having, or existing
under, a charter; having a privilege by charter.

The sufficiency of chartered rights. --Palfrey.

The air, a chartered libertine. --Shak.

2. Hired or let by charter, as a ship.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]


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