privateering
present participle of privateer
privateering (plural privateerings)
The operations of a privateer, attacking and looting enemy ships under the auspices of government.
Source: Wiktionary
Pri`va*teer"ing, n.
Definition: Cruising in a privateer.
Pri`va*teer" n. Etym: [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`va*teer", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Privateered; p. pr. & vb. n. Privateering.]
Definition: To cruise in a privateer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
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