Marque

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Marque \Marque\, n. [F. marque, in lettre de marque letter of
     marque, a commission with which the commandant of every armed
     vessel was obliged to be provided, under penalty of being
     considered a pirate or corsair; marque here prob. meaning,
     border, boundary (the letter of marque being a permission to
     go beyond the border), and of German origin. See {March}


     border.] (Law)
     A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary
     of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Letters of marque}, {Letters of marque and reprisal}, a
        license or extraordinary commission granted by a
        government to a private person to fit out a privateer or
        armed ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's
        ships and merchandise. The ship so commissioned is
        sometimes called a letter of marque.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  marque
       n : a name given to a product or service [syn: {trade name}, {brand
           name}, {brand}]