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Added 9 October 2026

charter

/ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ noun

In Latin: carta Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about charter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.
A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.
A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.

adjective

Leased or hired.

verb

To grant or establish a charter.
To lease or hire something by charter.

Origin

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

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