A document given to a captain allowing him to attack enemy ships under the authority of the crown, in return for a cut of the loot. It makes a pirate sort of legal if you
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Licence or commission formerly granted by a government to a private person to fit out an armed ship or
privateer to capture an enemy's ships and merchandise in time of war, or in...
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A document given to a sailor (privateer) giving him amnesty from piracy laws as long as the ships plunders are of an enemy nation. A large portion of the pirates begin as privateers with this symbol of legitimacy. The earnings of a privateer are significantly better than any of a soldier at sea. Letters of marque aren't always honored, however, eve...
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[
n] - a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
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letters of marque noun a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
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a document given to a sailor (privateer) giving him amnesty from piracy laws as long as the ships plunders are of an enemy nation. A large portion of the pirates begin as privateers with this symbol of legitimacy. The earnings of a privateer are significantly better than any of a soldier at sea. Letters of marque aren't always honored, however, eve...
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