(of a city, company, university, or other body) founded or having its rights and privileges established by means of a charter
the town's celebration of its 800th anniversary as a chartered borough
a survey was sent to 100 or the largest chartered corporations
(of an aircraft or ship) having been hired
eighty journalists were flown in by chartered plane
grant a charter to (a city, company, university, or other body)
the company was chartered in 1864