See
electric charge
During the
european middle ages, a
charge often meant an underage person placed under the supervision of a
nobleman. Charges were the responsibility of the nobleman they were charged to, and they were usually expected to be treated as guest
?s or a member of the household
?. Charges were at times used more or less openly as hostage
?s, ensuring that the parents kept in line.
A manoeuvre in battle where soldiers rush towards their enemy to join in close combat. Charges have lost a lot of their effectiveness over the last 150 years because of guns, especially the automatic variety, and other forms of artillery.