Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRI-VA-TEER'
PRI-VA-TEER', n. [from private.]
A ship or vessel of war owned and equipped by a private man or by individuals, at their own expense, to seize or plunder the ships of an enemy in war. Such a ship must be licensed or commissioned by government, or it is a pirate.
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