letter of marque

letter of marque

English

Alternative forms

• letter of mart

Noun

letter of marque (plural letters of marque)

1. (nautical, historical) An official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or people of another nation; especially to attack merchant shipping of another nation.
2. (nautical, historical) A ship that has been armed for such a task.

Translations

official commission

Catalan: patent de cors f Chinese: Mandarin: 私掠許可證／私掠许可证 (sīlüè xǔkězhèng) Dutch: kaperbrief (nl) m Finnish: kaapparikirja French: lettre de marque (fr) f Portuguese: carta de marca Russian: ка́перское свиде́тельство n (káperskoje svidételʹstvo) Spanish: patente de corso f Swedish: kaparbrev n

ship that has been armed for such a task

Chinese: Mandarin: 持有私掠許可證的船／持有私掠许可证的船 (chíyǒu sīlüè xǔkězhèng de chuán) Dutch: kaperschip (nl) n Finnish: kaapparilaiva (fi) French: please add this translation if you can Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: ка́пер (ru) m (káper), привати́р (ru) m (privatír) Spanish: please add this translation if you can Swedish: kaparskepp n

See also

• privateer
• letter of countermarque

Further reading

• letter of marque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia