Dictionary

charter en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta). See chart. Doublet of chartula.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Leased or hired.

Forms

Translations (6)

hu bérelt (leased or hired) · fi vuokra- (leased or hired) · fi vuokrattu (leased or hired) · hu charter- (leased or hired) · ru ча́ртерный (leased or hired) · hi चार्टर्ड (leased or hired)

charter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta). See chart. Doublet of chartula.

Meanings

1. A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.
2. A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.
3. A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.
4. The temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.
5. A deed (legal contract).
6. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
   • My mother, / Who has a charter to extol her blood, / When she does praise me, grieves me. c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ix]:
7. (UK, derogatory, in a noun phrase with another noun which is either an agent or action) a provision whose unintended consequence would be to encourage an undesirable activity
   • In what Derbyshire police say amounts to a "thieves' charter," three judges ruled that because the car's identity had been changed it was impossible to trace the legal owner and therefore the person found in possession of it was entitled to keep it. 2001 March 23, Clare Dyer, “Stolen car ruling 'a thieves' charter'”, in The Guardian, London:

Forms

Deriveds

charter member · charter-party · charter party · charter court · time charter · charterial · Blackmailer’s Charter · charterless · charterhouse · charter change · chartermaster · charterage · charter master

Descendants

charter · tšarter · siarter · charter · チャーター · charter · ча́ртър · charter · charter · charter · czarter · charter · chárter · ча́ртер · charter

Synonyms

chirograph (signed document)

Translations (130)

mi konotaraka (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · ko 차터 (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · nds-de karta (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · mk ча́ртер (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · pt alvará (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · da charter (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · hy կանոնադրություն (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · it carta (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · kk жарғы (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · ota برات (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · vi hiến chương (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · fa منشور (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · es flete (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · li haandvest (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · nl handvest (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · ar مِيثَاق (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · sk charta (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · uk ха́ртія (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · ps آرپاڼه (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · ru ха́ртия (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · uk ха́ртія (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · gd cairt (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · hu létesítő okirat (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · ko 헌장 (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · nl handvest (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · cmn 憲章 /宪章 (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · pl karta (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · hi चार्टर (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · hu alapokmány (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · ka ქარტია (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · ru ха́ртия (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · fr charte (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · de Charta (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · pl statut (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · mi kawenata (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · nb pakt (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · eo ĉarti (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · ru ча́ртер (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · ja チャーター (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · hi चार्टर (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · ja チャーター (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · hu bérelt járat (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · tt низам (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · cs charta (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · sl čarter (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · mk на́ем (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · be ча́ртэр (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · la carta (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · fa چارتر (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · nl charter (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · cmn 包機 /包机 (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · ru уста́в (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · uk ча́ртер (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · sl ustanovna listina (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · da pagt (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · hu alapszabály (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · sh ча̏ртер (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · es tratado fundador (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · eo ĉarto (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · fy hânfêst (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · be ха́ртыя (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · pl czarter (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · fi leasingsopimus (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · es alquilado (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · be гра́мата (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · haw palapala hoʻohui (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · uk гра́мота (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · eo ĉarto (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · ka ქარტია (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · ru наём (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · ja 憲章 (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · gl frete (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · af handves (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · it carta (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · sh гра̀мата (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · mk пра́во (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · hy հրովարտակ (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · uk стату́т (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · ru ча́ртер (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · ms piagam (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · cy siarter (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · th กฎบัตร (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · bg ча́ртър (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · cy breinlen (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · cy breinlen (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · cmn 憲章 /宪章 (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · af handves (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · mk повелба (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · pt carta (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · bg ха́рта (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · hy խարտիա (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · sh čȁrter (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · cs charter (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · sk charter (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · ja 憲章 (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · bg ча́ртър (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · fr charte (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · sh по̀веља (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · gd cairt (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · fi peruskirja (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · be стату́т (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · mi tūtohinga (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · bg грамота́ (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · pt procuração (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · sh gràmata (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · es carta fundacional (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · cs charta (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · ko 헌장 (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · ru гра́мота (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · fi erivapaus (special privilege, immunity, or exemption) · fi vuokraus (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · bg у́став (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · ko 전세 (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · be ха́ртыя (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · cmn 包租 (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · cmn 特許狀 /特许状 (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · pt frete (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · fi peruskirja (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · sk charta (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · hu alapító okirat (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · nl charter (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · de Charta (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · ps آرپاڼه (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · fa منشور (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · mi kawenata (document creating an institution, and defining its purposes and privileges) · fi auton vuokraus (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · mk ча́ртер (contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel) · hu charta (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.) · es fletamento (temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle) · sh pòvelja (document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.)

charter en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta). See chart. Doublet of chartula.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To grant or establish a charter.
2. (transitive) To lease or hire something by charter.
3. (Canada, transitive) (of a peace officer) To inform (an arrestee) of their constitutional rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms upon arrest.

Forms

Deriveds

charter pilot · recharter · charterer · charter school · charterable

Translations (9)

ms sewa (to lease or hire something by charter) · pt fretar (to lease or hire something by charter) · fi liisata (to lease or hire something by charter) · eo ĉarti (to lease or hire something by charter) · fi liisata (grant or establish a charter) · sv chartra (to lease or hire something by charter) · ca noliejar (to lease or hire something by charter) · ro navlosi (grant or establish a charter) · ro afreta (grant or establish a charter)