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marque |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marque \Marque\, n. [F. marque, in lettre de marque letter of marque, a commission with which the commandant of every armed vessel was obliged to be provided, under penalty of being considered a pirate or corsair; marque here prob. meaning, border, boundary (the letter of marque being a permission to go beyond the border), and of German origin. See {March} border.] (Law) A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals. {Letters of marque}, {Letters of marque and reprisal}, a license or extraordinary commission granted by a government to a private person to fit out a privateer or armed ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's ships and merchandise. The ship so commissioned is sometimes called a letter of marque. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: marque n : a name given to a product or service [syn: {trade name}, {brand}, {label}]
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