MARQUE


Meaning of MARQUE in English

n. hist. øletters of marque (or marque and reprisal) 1 a licence to fit out an armed vessel and employ it in the capture of an enemy's merchant shipping. 2 (in sing.) a ship carrying such a licence. [ME f. F f. Prov. marca f. marcar seize as a pledge]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.