letter of marque

1. 1.

   a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation

   Synonymsletters of marqueletter of mark and reprisal

   Broaderlicense

Questions about letter of marque

What does letter of marque mean?

letter of marque means "a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation".

What is another word for letter of marque?

Close synonyms include letters of marque, letter of mark and reprisal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is letter of marque a common word?