Definition of Cartil
Car*tel" (?), n. [F., fr. LL.
cartellus a little paper, dim. fr. L. charta. See
1st Card.]
1. (Mil.) An agreement between
belligerents for the exchange of prisoners.
Wilhelm.
2. A letter of defiance or challenge; a
challenge to single combat. [Obs.]
He is cowed at the very idea of a
cartel.,
Sir W. Scott.
Cartel, or Cartel ship,
a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners, or in carrying
propositions to an enemy; a ship beating a flag of truce and
privileged from capture.
Car"tel (?), v. t. To defy or
challenge. [Obs.]
You shall cartel him.
B. Jonson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A group of businesses that collude to fix prices within an industry or market.
- An official agreement between governments at war, especially one concerning the exchange of prisoners; a ship or other transport designated to exchange prisoners
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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