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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural A document issued by a government in a time of war allowing private ships to attack the ships and seize the property and citizens of a hostile nation.
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- noun a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English letters of mark, from Old French marque, mark, seizure, reprisal; see marquetry.]
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