+Privateers were private individuals or ships sanctioned by a government to attack enemy shipping during wartime. Operating under a [Letter of Marque](/wiki/letter_of_marque), they blurred the lines between state-authorized [Naval Warfare](/wiki/naval_warfare) and private enterprise on the seas.
+## See also
+- [Piracy](/wiki/piracy)
+- [Buccaneers](/wiki/buccaneers)
+- [Corsairs](/wiki/corsairs)
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