Marque in English
- marque⇄marque (1), noun.
1. official permission from a government to capture enemy merchant ships. Governments used to issue letters of marque to individuals authorizing them to plunder an enemy's shipping.
2. (Obsolete.) reprisal. - marque⇄marque (2), noun.
(British.) a mark; make; brand.
Ex. Pride of ownership has for decades made this dignified marque the choice of the discriminating motorist ... (Sunday Times).