affreightment

noun

af·​freight·​ment

a-ˈfrāt-mənt,

ə-

plural -s

: a mercantile lease of a vessel under which it remains in charge of the owners

also : the act of hiring a vessel under such a lease compare charter sense 5

Word History

Etymology

modification of French affrètement, from affréter + -ment

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

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