·noun A diplomatic representative, or minister of an inferior grade, accredited by the government of one state to the minister of foreign affairs of another; also, a substitute, ad interim, for an ambassador or minister plenipotentiary.
·noun Weight; import; value. II. Charge ·vt <<Harm>>. III. Charge ·vt Heed; care; anxiety; trouble...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The proportional quantity of powder and ball wherewith a gun is loaded for execution. The rules for ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·pl of Charge d'affaires. ...
·vt To <<Overcharge>>. II. Double-charge ·vt To load with a double charge, as of gunpowder. ...
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Floating lien. ...
A document delivered with the purser's accounts respecting provisions. ...
Ramming home the loading of a piece of ordnance. ...
To diminish the contents of a cartridge, sometimes requisite during heavy firing. ...