affreight
transitive verb
af·freight
a-ˈfrāt,
ə-
-ed/-ing/-s
: to hire or charter (a ship) for the transportation of goods or freight
affreighter noun
a-ˈfrā-tər
ə-
plural -s
Word History
Etymology
modification (influenced by freight) of French affréter, from a- (from Latin ad-) + fréter to freight or charter a ship, from fret freight, from Old French, from Middle Dutch vrecht, vracht
First Known Use
1831, in the meaning defined above