unchartered

[ uhn-chahr-terd ]

/ ʌnˈtʃɑr tərd /

without a charter.

without regulation; lawless.

Origin of unchartered

First recorded in 1795–1805; un-¹ + charter + -ed²

uncharted unchartered

I was an unchartered ship, in which no living person had an interest, drifting on the wide waste of waters.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XI.--April, 1851--Vol. II. |Various
It was well to be cautious in regard to unchartered plantations in those days of greedy fishermen.

Brothers of Peril |Theodore Goodridge Roberts
On the contrary, the unchartered guilds were the moat numerous and influential.

The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66 |John Lothrop Motley
Then, at the instigation of the favored ones, the politicians passed a law to suppress all unchartered banks.

The Spirit of American Government |J. Allen Smith

His brain is staggered by an unchartered immensity in which he has no portion, which he can only watch.

Murder Point |Coningsby Dawson

unchartered

/ (ʌnˈtʃɑːtəd) /

not authorized by charter; unregulated

unauthorized, lawless, or irregular

Care should be taken not to use unchartered where uncharted is meant: uncharted (not unchartered) territory