charter
noun
[ ˈtʃɑːtə ]
• a written grant by the sovereign or legislative power of a country, by which a body such as a city, company, or university is founded or its rights and privileges defined.
• "the town received a charter from the Emperor"
Similar:
authority,
authorization,
sanction,
covenant,
dispensation,
consent,
permission,
sufferance,
prerogative,
privilege,
right,
droit,
permit,
licence,
warrant,
warranty,
deed,
bond,
document,
indenture,
concession,
franchise,
• the hiring of an aircraft, ship, or motor vehicle for a special purpose.
• "a plane on charter to a multinational company"
Similar:
hire,
hiring,
lease,
leasing,
rent,
rental,
renting,
booking,
reservation,
reserving,
engaging,
engagement,
bespeaking,
charter
verb
• grant a charter to (a city, company, university, or other body).
• "the company was chartered in 1864"
• hire (an aircraft or ship).
• "he immediately chartered a plane to take him to Paris"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula, diminutive of charta ‘paper’ (see card1).
