MARQUE


Meaning of MARQUE in English

marque 1

/mahrk/ , n.

1. See letter of marque .

2. Obs. seizure by way of reprisal or retaliation.

[ 1375-1425; late ME marca seizure by warrant (orig. token) 1 ]

marque 2

/mahrk/ , n.

a product model or type, as of a luxury or racing car.

[ 1905-10; marquer to mark, prob. dial. deriv. of OF merc, merche boundary, boundary marker merki (from same Gmc base as MARCH 2 , MARK 1 , MARQUE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .