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 ]