Lexica → Phrase → chartered company
| Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Letter name | cee |
| Pronounciation | /siː/ |
| Phrase: | chartered company |
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| Pronounciation: | |
| Century: | 21st |
| DA Name: | chartered company |
| Era: | C.E. |
| Origin: | Original |
| Type: | Official |
| Source Language: | Latin |
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Definition: | From the combined words CHARTER and COMPANY meaning literally "the highest officially sanctioned paper granting exclusive rights to a body of men chained to the ring of the Papacy". As some Protestant sovereigns issued Royal CHARTERS without the authority of the Vatican, only Papal authorised Chartered Companies were permitted to claim the full effect of ROMAN LAW within their exclusive JURISDICTION using the abbreviation SS. to denote the authority of the HOLY SEE on official documents. Today, both valid Chartered Companies (using their right to print SS. on official documents) exist as well as invalid Chartered Companies with inferior legal rights according to ROMAN LAW. |
