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  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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