Char·ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chartered p. pr. & vb. n. Chartering.]
1. To establish by charter.
2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See Charter party, under Charter, n.
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Char·tered a.
1. Granted or established by charter; having, or existing under, a charter; having a privilege by charter.
The sufficiency of chartered rights. --Palfrey.
The air, a chartered libertine. --Shak.
2. Hired or let by charter, as a ship.
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chartered
adj : hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of
travelers; "a chartered plane"; "the chartered buses
arrived on time" [syn: hired, leased] [ant: unchartered]