"letter of marque" meaning in All languages combined

See letter of marque on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: letters of marque [plural], letter of mart [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|letters of marque}} 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. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: letter of marque and reprisal Related terms: privateer, letter of countermarque Translations (official commission): patent de cors [feminine] (Catalan), 私掠許可證 /私掠许可证 (sīlüè xǔkězhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), kaperbrief [masculine] (Dutch), kaapparikirja (Finnish), lettre de marque [feminine] (French), carta de marca (Portuguese), ка́перское свиде́тельство (káperskoje svidételʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), patente de corso [feminine] (Spanish), kaparbrev [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-letter_of_marque-en-noun-jelhBQcm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 88 12 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'official commission': 98 2
  2. (nautical, historical) A ship that has been armed for such a task. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (ship that has been armed for such a task): 持有私掠許可證的船 /持有私掠许可证的船 (chíyǒu sīlüè xǔkězhèng de chuán) (Chinese Mandarin), kaperschip [neuter] (Dutch), kaapparilaiva (Finnish), ка́пер (káper) [masculine] (Russian), привати́р (privatír) [masculine] (Russian), kaparskepp [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-letter_of_marque-en-noun-qutHeMXq Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'ship that has been armed for such a task': 4 96

Inflected forms

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