Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Marque"
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) 1.7 (wn)
marque
n : a name given to a product or service [syn: {trade name}, {brand
name}, {brand}]
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