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Letters of marque

noun

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

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"Letters of marque" Quotes from Famous Books

... no protection, now-a-days. I have sailed in a privateer at least three years, and I know that they have no respect for letters of marque or ...

— Mr. Midshipman Easy • Frederick Marryat

... score of vessels along the miles of city front. About as many more, the lieutenant said, were at the river's mouth waiting to put to sea, but the towboats were all up here being turned into gunboats or awaiting letters of marque and reprisal in order to nab those very ships the moment they should reach good salt water. Constance and Miranda tingled to tell him of their brave Flora's investment, but dared not, ...

— Kincaid's Battery • George W. Cable

Words linked to "Letters of marque" : license, letter of mark and reprisal, licence, permit