letter of marque

English

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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 私掠許可證／私掠许可证 (sīlüè xǔkězhèng), 私掠许可证 (sīlüè xǔkězhèng)

• Dutch: kaperbrief (nl) m
• Finnish: kaapparikirja
• French: lettre de marque (fr) f
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• 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, 持有私掠许可证的船 (chíyǒu sīlüè xǔkězhèng de chuán)

• Dutch: kaperschip (nl) n
• Finnish: kaapparilaiva (fi)
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• 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

Further reading

• letter of marque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia