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letter of marque
noun
license or commission granted by a state to a private citizen to capture and confiscate the merchant ships of another nation.
Also, letters of marque.
Also called letter of marque and reprisal, letters of marque and reprisal.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English
1400–50; late Middle English
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| letter of marque or letters of marque | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a licence granted by a state to a private citizen to arm a ship and seize merchant vessels of another nation |
| 2. | a similar licence issued by a nation allowing a private citizen to seize goods or citizens of another nation |
| letters of marque or letters of marque | |
| —n | |
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