letter of marque
letter of marque · letters of marque
каперское свидетельство, капер, приватир
Kaperbrief
An official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or…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.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
Kaperbrief
ка́перское свиде́тельствоkáperskoje svidételʹstvo
a license to a private citizen to seize vessels of another nation and their property
(historical)A ship that has been armed for such a task.
ка́перkáper, привати́рprivatír
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
official commission:
ship that has been armed for such a task:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
official commission:
Forms
plural: letters of marqueSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a license to a private citizen to seize vessels of another nation and their property:letters of marqueletter of mark and reprisal
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedprivateer
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular