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letter of marque

Licence or commission formerly granted by a government to a private person to fit out an armed ship or privateer to capture an enemy's ships and merchandise in time of war, or in reprisal for damage done.

Letters of marque fell into disuse following the abolition of privateering by the Declaration of Paris in 1856.
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Scaling the rigging of The Tall Ship on the Clyde in Glasgow, Polly, 22, a barmaid in the city, said: "He carried a letter-of-marque, a privateer's licence to prey on enemies of the British Crown.
Polly's the pirate of the Clyde by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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