letter of marque n. Usually in plural. Also more fully letter(s) of marque and reprisal. Originally: a licence granted by a monarch authorizing a…
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > operations or manoeuvres > [noun] > authority for reprisal (6) letter of marque1443 letter of marque n. Usually in plural. Also more fully letter(s) of marque and reprisal. Originally: a licence granted by a monarch authorizing a… letter of mart1571 letter (also script, writ) of mart n. a government licence authorizing the holder to take reprisals on citizens of a hostile state; (later also) a… Subcategories:— reprisals against letters of marque (4) |
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