Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers:
— A chartered plane.
— The chartered buses arrived on time.

synonyms: hired, leased.

Roget 760: permitting etc. v.; permissive, indulgent; permitted etc. v.; patent, chartered, permissible, allowable, lawful, legitimate, legal; legalized etc. (law) 963; licit; unforbid^†, unforbidden^†; unconditional.    ... show more

Roget 924: having a right to etc. v.; entitled to; claiming; deserving, meriting, worthy of.    privileged, allowed, sanctioned, warranted, authorized; ordained, prescribed, constitutional, chartered, enfranchised.    prescriptive, presumptive; absolute, indefeasible; unalienable, inalienable; imprescriptible^†, inviolable, unimpeachable, unchallenged; sacrosanct.    due to, merited, deserved, condign, richly deserved.    allowable etc. (permitted) 760; lawful, licit, legitimate, legal; legalized etc. (law) 963.    square, unexceptionable, right; equitable etc. 922; due, en r gle; fit, fitting; correct, proper, meet, befitting, becoming, seemly; decorous; creditable, up to the mark, right as a trivet; just the thing, quite the thing; selon les r gles [Fr.].    ... show more

Roget 963: legal, legitimate; according to law; vested, constitutional, chartered, legalized; lawful etc. (permitted) 760; statutable^†, statutory; legislatorial, legislative; regulatory, regulated.    ... show more