plural of marque

A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals; a letter of marque.

Former name of Maputo, Mozambique.

(nautical, historical) An official commission from a government authorizing someone to seize the property or people of another nation; especially to attack merchant shipping of another nation.

plural of letter of marque

A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

plural of marquess

The territory of a marquess, margrave or person of comparable rank.

plural of Marquesan

Of or pertaining to the Marquesas Islands.