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Charterer, a person who charters or hires a ship for a voyage or for a certain period; also a Cheshire freeholder, Sir P.Ley's Antiq. F. 356....
Charter
Charter [fr. Charta, Lat.; chartre, Fr.], an evidence in writing of things done between man and man. Charters of the Sovereign are written instruments granting certain privileges or exemptions to any person or body politic (Jacob's Law Dict.) (see, e.g., the (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, s. 210) or corporations; e.g., to 'chartered' banking or other trading companies [see 7 Wm. 4 & 1 Vict. c. 73, and (English) Chartered Companies Act, 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. 56)], or to a college or university [see (English) College Charter Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 63)], or to a City company, as the Apothecaries Company, whose charter, granted by James I., is cited in the (English) Apothecaries Act, 1815 (55 Geo. 3, c. 194). See LETTERS PATENT. The word also meant deeds and other documents of title belonging to private owners, Jacob's Law Dict....
charter
charter [Old French chartre letter, formal document, from Late Latin chartula, from Latin, diminutive of charta sheet of papyrus] 1 a : a grant or guarantee of rights, powers, or privileges from an authority or agency of a state or country [a state bank ] compare constitution b : a written instrument that creates and defines the powers and privileges of a city, educational institution, or corporation compare articles of incorporation 2 : a written instrument from the authorities of a society creating a lodge, branch, or chapter 3 : a lease of a ship esp. for the delivery of cargo called also charter party vt 1 : to establish, enable, or convey by charter [ a bank] 2 : to lease or hire for usually exclusive and temporary use [ a ship] ...
Chartered
Granted or established by charter having or existing under a charter having a privilege by charter...
Chartered Accountant
Chartered Accountant. See ACCOUNTANT.Means a chartered accountant as defined in clause (b) of sub-s. (1) of s. 2 of Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and who has obtained a certificate of practice under sub-s. (1) of s. 6 of that Act. [Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 2001 (45 of 2001), s. 2 (e)]...
charter party
charter party : charter ...
Original Charter
Original Charter is one by which the first grant of land is made. On the other hand, a charter by progress is one renewing the grant in favour of the heir or singular successor of the first or succeeding vassals, Bell's Scots Law Dict....
Chartered Ship
Chartered Ship, a ship hired or freighted....
Great Charter
Great Charter, Magna Charta, which see...
Chartered Civil Engineer
Chartered Civil Engineer. See CIVIL ENGINEERS....
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