Definition of Privateered. Meaning of Privateered. Synonyms of Privateered

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Definition of Privateered

Privateered
Privateer Pri`va*teer", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Privateered; p. pr. & vb. n. Privateering.] To cruise in a privateer.
Privateer
Privateer Pri`va*teer", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Privateered; p. pr. & vb. n. Privateering.] To cruise in a privateer.
Privateer
Privateer Pri`va*teer", n. [From Private.] 1. An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See Letters of marque, under Marque. 2. The commander of a privateer. Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and became a pirate. --Macaulay.

Meaning of Privateered from wikipedia

- A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of...
- The Privateer Industries Privateer is an American amphibious amateur-built aircraft that was designed by John M****ins and Bill Husa and is under development...
- predictable routes have long created opportunities for piracy, as well as for privateering and commerce raiding. Historic examples of such areas include the waters...
- The Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer is an American World War II and Korean War era patrol bomber of the United States Navy derived from the Consolidated...
- motorsport, a privateer is usually an entrant into a racing event that is not directly supported by an automobile or motorcycle manufacturer. Privateers teams...
- "Barrett's Privateers" is a modern folk song in the style of a sea shanty, written and performed by Canadian musician Stan Rogers, having been inspired...
- Privateers and Gentlemen is a role-playing game published by Fantasy Games Unlimited (FGU) in 1983 that is set in the Royal Navy during the Age of Sail...
- raiding, capturing or sinking British merchantmen with their frigates and privateers. The Navy was largely concentrated on the Atlantic coast before the war...
- The Confederate privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by the government of the Confederate States of America to attack the shipping...
- Look up privateer or privateering in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A privateer is a pirate operating on behalf of a government. Privateer may also refer...