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Privateering

noun, verb

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

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

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of privateer form-of, gerund, participle, present

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