The law with regard to the contract of affreightment is a branch of the general law of contract. The rights and obligations of the ship-owner and the freighter depend, as in the case of all parties to contracts, upon the terms of the agreement entered into between them.nder a time charter-party, the shipowner largely parts with control of his ship. The ship is employed, within certain limits, according to needs of the charterers. However, the shipowner remains in possession of the vessel via his employee, the master.
Definition of courtly love - a highly conventionalized medieval tradition of love between a knight and a married noblewoman, first developed by the troubadours
: polite and graceful in a formal way courtly manners. See words that rhyme with courtly Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for courtly Spanish Central: Translation of courtly Nglish: Translation of courtly for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of courtly for Arabic speakers.