Syn. — Care; custody; trust; management; office; expense; cost; price; assault; attack; onset; injunction; command; order; mandate; instruction; accusation; indictment.
Chargeable
(Charge"a*ble) a.
1. That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on
a man.
2. Subject to be charge or accused; liable or responsible; as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man
chargeable with murder.
3. Serving to create expense; costly; burdensome.
That we might not be chargeable to any of you.
2. Thess. iii. 8.
For the sculptures, which are elegant, were very chargeable.
Evelyn.
Chargeableness
(Charge"a*ble*ness), n. The quality of being chargeable or expensive. [Obs.] Whitelocke.
Chargeably
(Charge"a*bly) adv. At great cost; expensively. [Obs.]
Chargeant
(Char"geant) a. [F. chargeant, fr. charger to load.] Burdensome; troublesome. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Chargé d'affaires
(||Char`gé" d'af`faires") n.; pl. Chargés d'affaires. [F., "charged with affairs."] A diplomatic
representative, or minister of an inferior grade, accredited by the government of one state to the minister
of foreign affairs of another; also, a substitute, ad interim, for an ambassador or minister plenipotentiary.
Chargeful
(Charge"ful) a. Costly; expensive. [Obs.]
The fineness of the gold and chargeful fashion.
Shak.
Chargehouse
(Charge"house`) n. A schoolhouse. [Obs.]
Chargeless
(Charge"less), a. Free from, or with little, charge.
Chargeous
(Char"geous) a. Burdensome. [Obs.]
I was chargeous to no man.
Wyclif,
Charger
(Char"ger) n.
