Difference between revisions of "Privateer"
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78461" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_78461" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A private vessel licensed by [[Government]] under a letter of marque to seize and plunder the ships of an enemy, otherwise an act of the kind is treated as piracy. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:53, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) The commander of a privateer.
(2): ( v. i.) To cruise in a privateer.
(3): ( n.) An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A private vessel licensed by Government under a letter of marque to seize and plunder the ships of an enemy, otherwise an act of the kind is treated as piracy.
