To charter a vessel is to take her to freight, under a charter-party. The charter or written instrument by which she is hired to carry freight.
·vt To establish by charter. II. Charter ·noun A special privilege, immunity, or exemption. III. C...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
To charter again; to grant a second or another charter to.--Webster. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
The deed or written contract between the owners and the merchants for the hire of a ship, and safe d...
The Sailor's Word-Book