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
courting - a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); its was a brief and intense courtship. courtship, wooing, suit. 1  appeal, entreaty, prayer - earnest or urgent request; an entreaty to stop the fighting; an appeal for help; an appeal to the public to keep calm. 2  bundling - a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing.