Affreightment
Pronunciation : Af*freight"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. affr?tement.]
Definition : Defn: 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
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