privateerismn.

Brit.

/ˌprʌɪvᵻˈtɪərɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌpraɪvəˈtɪˌrɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: privateer n., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < privateer n. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier privateering n.

rare.

The occupation or practice of a privateer (in various senses). In quot. 1867 (Nautical slang): behaviour breaching the rules of conduct on a man-of-war.

ΚΠ

1844 Littell's Living Age 19 Oct. 668/2 Let our rulers respect the private property of unoffending individuals—and privateerism will at once die a natural death.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Privateer practice, or Privateerism, disorderly conduct, or anything out of man-of-war rules.

1934 E. R. Burroughs Pirates of Venus xii We had not as yet been commissioned by Mintep to raid shipping for Vepaja, but we were striking at Vepaja's enemies, and so I felt that we had some claim upon the dubious respectability of privateerism.

2001 J. Kinsella Auto xiii. 74 On this far-flung outpost, the remnant of colonialism and privateerism could barely be kept below the surface.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	privateerism
释义	privateerismn. Brit. /ˌprʌɪvᵻˈtɪərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌpraɪvəˈtɪˌrɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: privateer n., -ism suffix. Etymology: < privateer n. + -ism suffix. Compare earlier privateering n. rare. The occupation or practice of a privateer (in various senses). In quot. 1867 (Nautical slang): behaviour breaching the rules of conduct on a man-of-war. ΚΠ 1844 Littell's Living Age 19 Oct. 668/2 Let our rulers respect the private property of unoffending individuals—and privateerism will at once die a natural death. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Privateer practice, or Privateerism, disorderly conduct, or anything out of man-of-war rules. 1934 E. R. Burroughs Pirates of Venus xii We had not as yet been commissioned by Mintep to raid shipping for Vepaja, but we were striking at Vepaja's enemies, and so I felt that we had some claim upon the dubious respectability of privateerism. 2001 J. Kinsella Auto xiii. 74 On this far-flung outpost, the remnant of colonialism and privateerism could barely be kept below the surface. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1844
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