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/lˈɛtər əv mɑrk/ Listen

Letter of marque

noun

A license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation. Synonyms: letter of mark and reprisal, letters of marque.

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... 8th the Indispensable and Halcyon sailed on their respective voyages, the former for Bengal, and the latter for Canton. The Indispensable was a large stout ship, provided with a letter of marque, well manned and armed; and had been captured from the French at the beginning of the present war. The master was permitted to receive on board several persons from the colony, on his representing that he was short of hands to navigate his ship; and two convicts found means to make ...

— An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1 • David Collins

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... issued warrants to the colonial governors (see doc. no. 127), authorizing them to issue such commissions or letters of marque. A specimen American privateering commission may be seen in doc. no. 144; a Portuguese letter of marque, and a paper by which its recipient purported to assign it to another, in docs. no. 14 and no. 15. Royal instructions were issued to all commanders of privateers (doc. no. 126), and each was required to furnish, or bondsmen were required to furnish ...

— Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period - Illustrative Documents • Various

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Words linked to "Letter of marque" : licence, permit, license