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Pirates tend to raid ships, which is frowned upon in the boating society. Privateers, however, perform deliveries of substances, both legal and illegal. Privateers are sometimes victims of pirates.
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Was there a difference between a pirate and a privateer?
A privateer is the agent of a sovereign state. Usually he is commissioned to harass the shipping of some specific other country or countries, and he is allowed to keep what goods he can capture as his reward. A pirate is just a thief. There is not any difference between a pirate and a privateer except pirates is not allowed to steal and a privateer is allowed to steal. A pirate belongs to a captain while a privateer belongs to the king or governer. For an example the King of England saids "Yall have to destroy the French Ships and then bring back the French's goods". A privateer is like a hired pirate, who is free from all persecution when he steals A pirate will face persecution for stealing
What kind of example sentence for privateer?
That privateer was no more than a legalized pirate.
Was Jean Laffite a Pirate or a Pirateer?
Jean Laffite was in fact a privateer and not a pirate a privateer was allowed to do it a pirate did it for fun and jean Laffite didn't do it for fun he was paid to do it by Spain!
What does the name foley mean?
Pirate or Privateer
What is the difference between a pirate and privateer?
A pirate steal from any country. But privateers steal from rivals and the government send those people to steal as a job.
What is a synonym for pirate?
Try buccaneer, privateer or corsair.
What type of pirate is officially licensed by sovereign nation to reign and seize goods carried by the ships of hostile nation?
A privateer. Technically a privateer was not a pirate, as they were still under orders from a specific nation, and could only attack ships which flew a flag for which they had a letter or marque. However, many privateers did eventually turn to piracy.
What is the name of the role playing pirate board game. The words Pirate Buccaneer Privateer spring to mind but I cant think of it?
Dread Pirate
Why did jean lafitte become a pirate?
because he had a rough childhood and at first he was a privateer
What is the differences in a pirate and a privateer?
Privates have a license to steal from enemy ships [10% of the loot goes to the queen/king] whereas pirates just steal from anyone and keep all the loot for themselves
Who is a corsair on a pirate ship?
a corsair is a french or a privateer who sailed mostly around the South Mediterranean
What is the name of the private ship authorized by a nation to attack it's enemies?
I suspect the term you're looking for is either "privateer" or "corsair".
