Cartel
Cartel , noun
[French, from Late Latin cartellus a little paper, dim. from Latin charta. See 1st Card.]
1.
(Military) An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners. — Wilhelm
2.
A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat. [Obsolete]
He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel.,
Collocations (1)
Cartel or Cartel ship , a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture.
Cartel , transitive verb
To defy or challenge. [Obsolete]
You shall cartel him.