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letter of marque

Summary

letter of marque is a legal term or legal concept[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of legal_term_or_legal_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,081 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • letter of marque's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[3].
  • letter of marque is a type of legal instrument[4].
  • letter of marque is a type of charter[5].
  • letter of marque's Commons category is recorded as Letters of marque[6].
  • letter of marque's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[7].
  • letter of marque's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].

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Designation and Status

letter of marque's instance of is recorded as legal term or legal concept[3].

Why It Matters

letter of marque ranks in the top 6% of legal_term_or_legal_concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,081 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → legal term or legal concept
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → legal instrument, charter
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534598005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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