What is another word for "charter"?

Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "charter": accession, agency, agent, agentship, agree, agreement, and, appointment, assignment, attest, attorney, authority, bargain, barter, bird, bond, brevet, candle, captive, capture, cartel, caveat, charge, clench, clerkship, close, come, commission, compact, complete, completion, compromise, conclude, concordat, confirm, consignee, consignment, contract, convention, conventional.