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 .
[ 1400-50; late ME ]
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 .
[ 1400-50; late ME ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012