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Definitions:
Noun
privateer
Definition: a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
Definition: A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo.
Verb
Definition: To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.