ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Privateering

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Privateering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of privateer.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of privateer.

More Meanings

  1. The operations of a privateer, attacking and looting enemy ships under the auspices of one's own government.

Example Sentences

The profit of privateerings is some small compensation to the merchants of Bourdeaux for the deficiency in the regular profits of commerce.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include privateersman, corsair, hydrarchy, pursership, press, private.

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