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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