Definition of letter of marque in English:

letter of marque

noun

usually letters of marquehistorical

1A licence to fit out an armed vessel and use it in the capture of enemy merchant shipping and to commit acts which would otherwise have constituted piracy.
〈史〉船只武装特许证（战时特许船只装备并使用武器以便俘获敌方商船的许可证，凭此证还可采取在无证情况下被视为海盗行为的其他行动）
Example sentencesExamples
- If, for example, a French vessel seized a British ship, then a letter of marque could be granted that would allow the legal seizure of an item of like value from any French vessel on the high seas.
- It is conducted by individual ships (naval warships or privately owned ships armed with guns and authorized by government letters of marque to engage in legal privateering) or small squadrons.
- Semi-official entrepreneurs, carrying government-signed letters of marque and reprisal, and known as privateers, also were a significant force in commerce raiding up until the nineteenth century.
- Privateering involved the issuing of letters of marque by a supposedly legitimate authority, but they were not always choosy about the grantees.
- Her business and diplomatic skills proved crucial after a raid on the Catholic-led colony early in 1645 by a ship captain armed with letters of marque from England's Protestant Parliament.
1. 1.1 A ship carrying a letter of marque.

Origin

Late Middle English: Law French marque, from Old French marque 'right of reprisal'.

Definition of letter of marque in US English:

letter of marque

nounˌletər əv ˈmärk

usually letters of marquehistorical

1A license to fit out an armed vessel and use it in the capture of enemy merchant shipping and to commit acts which would otherwise have constituted piracy.
〈史〉船只武装特许证（战时特许船只装备并使用武器以便俘获敌方商船的许可证，凭此证还可采取在无证情况下被视为海盗行为的其他行动）
Example sentencesExamples
- Her business and diplomatic skills proved crucial after a raid on the Catholic-led colony early in 1645 by a ship captain armed with letters of marque from England's Protestant Parliament.
- Semi-official entrepreneurs, carrying government-signed letters of marque and reprisal, and known as privateers, also were a significant force in commerce raiding up until the nineteenth century.
- It is conducted by individual ships (naval warships or privately owned ships armed with guns and authorized by government letters of marque to engage in legal privateering) or small squadrons.
- Privateering involved the issuing of letters of marque by a supposedly legitimate authority, but they were not always choosy about the grantees.
- If, for example, a French vessel seized a British ship, then a letter of marque could be granted that would allow the legal seizure of an item of like value from any French vessel on the high seas.
1. 1.1 A ship carrying a letter of marque.

Origin

Late Middle English: Law French marque, from Old French marque ‘right of reprisal’.

单词	letter of marque
释义	Definition of letter of marque in English: letter of marque noun usually letters of marquehistorical 1A licence to fit out an armed vessel and use it in the capture of enemy merchant shipping and to commit acts which would otherwise have constituted piracy. 〈史〉船只武装特许证（战时特许船只装备并使用武器以便俘获敌方商船的许可证，凭此证还可采取在无证情况下被视为海盗行为的其他行动） Example sentencesExamples If, for example, a French vessel seized a British ship, then a letter of marque could be granted that would allow the legal seizure of an item of like value from any French vessel on the high seas. It is conducted by individual ships (naval warships or privately owned ships armed with guns and authorized by government letters of marque to engage in legal privateering) or small squadrons. Semi-official entrepreneurs, carrying government-signed letters of marque and reprisal, and known as privateers, also were a significant force in commerce raiding up until the nineteenth century. Privateering involved the issuing of letters of marque by a supposedly legitimate authority, but they were not always choosy about the grantees. Her business and diplomatic skills proved crucial after a raid on the Catholic-led colony early in 1645 by a ship captain armed with letters of marque from England's Protestant Parliament. 1.1 A ship carrying a letter of marque. Origin Late Middle English: Law French marque, from Old French marque 'right of reprisal'. Definition of letter of marque in US English: letter of marque nounˌletər əv ˈmärk usually letters of marquehistorical 1A license to fit out an armed vessel and use it in the capture of enemy merchant shipping and to commit acts which would otherwise have constituted piracy. 〈史〉船只武装特许证（战时特许船只装备并使用武器以便俘获敌方商船的许可证，凭此证还可采取在无证情况下被视为海盗行为的其他行动） Example sentencesExamples Her business and diplomatic skills proved crucial after a raid on the Catholic-led colony early in 1645 by a ship captain armed with letters of marque from England's Protestant Parliament. Semi-official entrepreneurs, carrying government-signed letters of marque and reprisal, and known as privateers, also were a significant force in commerce raiding up until the nineteenth century. It is conducted by individual ships (naval warships or privately owned ships armed with guns and authorized by government letters of marque to engage in legal privateering) or small squadrons. Privateering involved the issuing of letters of marque by a supposedly legitimate authority, but they were not always choosy about the grantees. If, for example, a French vessel seized a British ship, then a letter of marque could be granted that would allow the legal seizure of an item of like value from any French vessel on the high seas. 1.1 A ship carrying a letter of marque. Origin Late Middle English: Law French marque, from Old French marque ‘right of reprisal’.
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