The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - charter n.

1) document, contract, compact, agreement, covenant: This year we again commemorate the signing of the United Nations charter. 2) permit, permission, licence or US license, authority, franchise, right, privilege, concession: He was given an exclusive charter to export furs in 1679. 3) lease, contract: We have the yacht under charter for the summer. --v. 4) license, authorize, document, commission, approve, certify, franchise, qualify; recognize: He is a chartered accountant, she a chartered surveyor. 5) let, lease, rent, hire, engage, contract: I chartered the sloop for three weeks.