SUPERCARGO

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SUPERCARGO , a

term

TERM

in maritime law (adapted from the Span. sobrecargo, one over or in charge of a cargo) for a person employed on board a

vessel

VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas,
vase
- VASE
- VASE (through Fr. from Lat. vas, a vessel, pl. vasa, of which the singular vasum is rarely found; the ultimate root is probably was-, to cover, seen in Lat: vestis, clothing, Eng. " vest," Gr. to-th c, and also in " wear," of garments)
, urn)

by the owners of the cargo to

manage

MANAGE

their

trade

, sell the merchandise at the ports to which the

vessel

VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas,
vase
- VASE
- VASE (through Fr. from Lat. vas, a vessel, pl. vasa, of which the singular vasum is rarely found; the ultimate root is probably was-, to cover, seen in Lat: vestis, clothing, Eng. " vest," Gr. to-th c, and also in " wear," of garments)
, urn)

is sailing, and buy and receive goods for shipment homewards. He has

control

CONTROL (Fr. contrdle, older form contre rolle, from Med. Lat. contra-rotulus, a
counter
- COUNTER
roll or copy of a document used to check the original; there is no instance in
English
- ENGLISH
of the use of " control " in this, its literal, meaning)

of the cargo unless expressly or impliedly limited by his

contract

or agreement. He differs from a factor, who has a fixed

place

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

of residence at a port or trading

place

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

, by sailing from port to port with the vessel to which he is attached.

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