AFFREIGHTMENT

Etymology

Noun

affreightment (plural affreightments)

(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.

Source: Wiktionary


Af*freight"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. affrétement.]

Definition: The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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