"countermarque" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: countermarques [plural]
Etymology: counter- + marque Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|marque}} counter- + marque Head templates: {{en-noun}} countermarque (plural countermarques)
  1. A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals for a seizure conducted under a letter of marque; a letter of countermarque.
    Sense id: en-countermarque-en-noun-V-iYJB4A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter-

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