About The Word Marque
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Marque
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What's The Definition Of Marque?
[n] a name given to a product or service
Synonyms | Synonyms for Marque: brand | brand name | trade name Related Terms | Find terms related to Marque: See Also | label | name | recording label Marque In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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