privateering

privateering
[͵praıvəʹtı(ə)rıŋ] n ист.
каперство

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  • Privateering — Pri va*teer ing, n. Cruising in a privateer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • privateering — index larcenous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Privateering — Privateer Pri va*teer , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Privateered} (pr[imac] v[.a]*t[=e]rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Privateering}.] To cruise in a privateer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • privateering — noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of privateer (II) : the career or business of a privateer the narrow line between privateering and piracy …   Useful english dictionary

  • privateering — Operating a vessel as a privateer. 41 Am J1st Pir § 2. See privateer …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • The Rover (privateering ship) — Rover was a privateer brig out of Liverpool, Nova Scotia known for several bold battles in the Napoleonic Wars. She was built in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia (then known as Herring Cove) over the winter of 1799 1800. Rover was owned by a group of… …   Wikipedia

  • Privateer — A privateer was a private warship authorized by a country s government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping. Privateering is often described as a form of state supported piracy. Strictly, a privateer was only entitled by its state to… …   Wikipedia

  • Letter of marque — For the Patrick O Brian novel, see The Letter of Marque. Letter of marque given to Captain Antoine Bollo via the ship owner Dominique Malfino from Genoa, owner of the Furet, a 15 tonne privateer, 27 February 1809 In the days of fighting sail, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Confederate privateer — The Confederate privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by the government of the Confederate States of America to attack the shipping of the United States. Although the appeal was to profit by capturing merchant vessels and… …   Wikipedia

  • Piracy in the Caribbean — The great era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1560s and died out in the 1720s as the nation states of Western Europe with colonies in the Americas began to exert more state control over the waterways of the New World. The period during… …   Wikipedia

  • Daniel Elfrith — fl. 1607 – 1641 Type Privateer Place of birth England Allegiance England Years active …   Wikipedia


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