privateering
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privateering
verb
- present participle and gerund of privateer
noun privateerings
- 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.
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Talk about this word "privateering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/privateering. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. privateering. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/privateering "privateering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/privateering.
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@misc{privateering_2026,
title = {privateering},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/privateering},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
