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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Charter party, Chairter pairty, n. Also: chartar(e party, chartour partie. [F. charte partie, med. L. carta partita. In e.m.E. as chart parte (1540), chartipartie (1591), charter partie (1599).]

1. A deed (originally indentured) between owners and merchants relating to the hire of a vessel and the delivery of the cargo.In the earliest examples the original spelling was no doubt charter. 1438 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. 5.
The frauchtisman sall specifie … in the chartour pairtie that thair [etc.] Ib.
That na schip be frauchtit bot that thar conditionis be contenit in the chartour pairtie 1467 Acts II. 87/1.
It is … ordanit that … thar be na schip frachtyt … without a charter party contenand thir poyntis vnderwrittin 1485 Acta Conc. *98/1.
Causande him and his schip to tary in this realme fra his saling in breking of thair charter party 1499 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 79.
Vpoun the … frauthing of ilk schip the clerk sal mak ane charter partie … , the merchandis haiffand the ane half, the skipper the vther half 1579 Ib. IV. 133.
Sic [schippis] as ar frauchtit be chairter pairty, that the samyn be maid be thair clark 1584 Ib. 323.
That the … ships frauchtit at Leyth sall … produce thair chairter pairteis 1622-6 Bisset II. 205/19.
That na schip be frauchted without [ane] chartar partie Ib. 209/19.
Unles it be utherwyise aggred upoun be chartare partie or pactioun

2. An indenture (of apprenticeship). 1563 Waus Corr. I. 32.
Ovther … to cum and mak furth his seruice to his maister, or ellis to rander the sovme of vij. lib., contract in his chartour partie