LETTERS OF MARQUE


Meaning of LETTERS OF MARQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈmärk ]

Date: 15th century

: written authority granted to a private person by a government to seize the subjects of a foreign state or their goods ; specifically : a license granted to a private person to fit out an armed ship to plunder the enemy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.