Charter

·vt To establish by charter.

II. Charter ·noun A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.

III. Charter ·vt To hire or let by charter, as a ship. ·see Charter party, under Charter, ·noun.

IV. Charter ·noun A written evidence in due form of things done or granted, contracts made, ·etc., between man and man; a deed, or conveyance.

V. Charter ·noun An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights, franchises, or privileges.

VI. Charter ·noun The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract, or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. ·see Charter party, below.

VII. Charter ·noun An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a lodge and defining its powers.