charter

C1 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚ/ UK /ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/ See IPA manual

Freq #10220

Meanings

1

noun
An official document that establishes an organization and sets out its rights and purposes.

The university was founded by royal charter in 1583.
2

noun
An arrangement to hire a vehicle, plane, or boat for private use.

The team flew home on a charter rather than a regular flight.
3

verb
To hire a vehicle, plane, or boat for one's own use.

They chartered a small boat to explore the islands.
4

verb
To officially grant rights or status to an organization through a charter.

The society was chartered by the state in 1900.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 verb · to hire a vehicle, plane,... rent

Word family

Forms charteredcharteringcharters

Derived forms charter-partycharterablecharteragecharterercharterhousecharterialcharterlesschartermasterrecharter

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Phrases (1)

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charter member
one of the people who belonged to an organization when it began

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Charter, recorded in Middle English, ultimately derives from Latin charta, meaning “papyrus leaf” or “paper.” Card and chart come from the same Latin source.

Etymology

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

charter Middle English chartre Old French chartula Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# charter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈt͡ʃɑːtə/
**Frequency rank:** 10220

## Meanings
1. An official document that establishes an organization and sets out its rights and purposes.
2. An arrangement to hire a vehicle, plane, or boat for private use.
3. To hire a vehicle, plane, or boat for one's own use.
4. To officially grant rights or status to an organization through a charter.

## Examples
- The university was founded by royal charter in 1583.
- The team flew home on a charter rather than a regular flight.
- They chartered a small boat to explore the islands.
- The society was chartered by the state in 1900.

## Derived Forms
- charter-party
- charterable
- charterage
- charterer
- charterhouse
- charterial
- charterless
- chartermaster
- recharter

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: charter
- Root: chartre
- Root: chartula

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

## AI Etymology
Charter is from Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta). See chart. Doublet of chartula. In present-day use, it can mean an official document that establishes an organization and sets out its rights and purposes, or an arrangement to hire a vehicle, plane, or boat for private use. Derived formations include charter-party, charterable, charterage, charterer, and charterhouse.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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