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letter of countermarque

letter of countermarque noun: an official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or people of another nation in reprisal for a similar seizure by a ship from the other nation.

Noun

letter of countermarque (plural letters of countermarque)

  1. (historical) An official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or people of another nation in reprisal for a similar seizure by a ship from the other nation.
    • his Majesty likewise foreseeing of what mischievous consequence it would be to all his loving subjects if the States General, upon the execution of the said Letters of Reprisal (contrary to the meaning of the said Treaties, and after the annulling of them by the same), should grant Letters of...1903, Sir Ralph Winwood, Edward Montagu Baron Montagu, Report on the Manuscripts of the Duke of Buccleuch and Wueensberry Preserved at Montagu House Whitehall

Forms of letter of countermarque

pluralletters of countermarque
alternative formletter of countermart
alternative formletter of counter-mart

Questions about letter of countermarque

What does letter of countermarque mean?
Letter of countermarque means an official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or people of another nation in reprisal for a similar seizure by a ship from the other nation.
What part of speech is letter of countermarque?
Letter of countermarque is a noun.
What is the plural of letter of countermarque?
The plural of letter of countermarque is letters of countermarque.

Words near letter of countermarque in the dictionary

  1. letter of comfort
  2. letter of comment
  3. letter of composition
  4. letter of conduct
  5. letter of counter-mart
  6. letter of countermarque
  7. letter of countermart
  8. letter of credence
  9. letter of credit
  10. letter of good conduct
  11. letter of guarantee

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