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(pr°vtr"), 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. Pri°vateer" v. i.[imp. & p. p.Privateered (); p. pr. & vb. n.Privateering.] To cruise in a privateer. スポンサード リンク
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