Originally, letters granted by a sovereign authorizing an individual to seize the subjects of a foreign state, or their goods, by way of retaliation or reprisal for injuries; later, specifically, any license or extraordinary commission granted by a government to a private person to command an armed vessel at sea to take an enemy's ships and merchandise. GAHLM
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