establish by charter
1Charter — Char ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chartering}.] 1. To establish by charter. [1913 Webster] 2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See {Charter party}, under {Charter}, n. [1913 Webster] …
2charter — charterable, adj. charterage, n. charterer, n. charterless, adj. /chahr teuhr/, n. 1. a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining …
3charter — /ˈtʃatə / (say chahtuh) noun 1. a written instrument or contract, especially relating to land transfers. 2. a treaty between countries. 3. a formal agreement, as between an organisation and its clients. 4. British a. a written document, granted… …
4charter — char•ter [[t]ˈtʃɑr tər[/t]] n. 1) gov+bus a document issued by a sovereign or state outlining the conditions under which a business, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges 2) bus gov a document defining …
5charter — 1. noun a) a document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges b) a similar document conferring rights and privileges on a pers …
6charter — I. n. 1. Act of incorporation, patent of rights and immunities. 2. (Rare.) Right, privilege, prerogative, immunity, franchise, liberty. II. v. a. 1. Incorporate, establish by charter, grant by charter. 2. Let or hire (a ship or other means of… …
7charter — char·ter 1 n [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… …
8Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions — First page of the Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions[1] …
9establish — es·tab·lish vt 1: to institute (as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement we the people of the United States...do ordain and establish this Constitution U.S. Constitution preamble 2: to make firm or stable 3: to bring into existence …
10Charter School (Massachusetts) — Charter schools operate with considerably more independence than traditional public schools. They are free to structure their curriculum and school environment; for instance, many charter schools fit more instructional hours into a year by… …
