1lawcountermarque, reprisal against letter of marque (i.e. official warrant that authorize a person to take reprisals on the subjects of a hostile state for alleged injuries):
(
MS: c.1450
)
facent ne souffrent estre fait mal, violence, injurie, ne inconvenient, en corps n'en biens, par voie de marque, contremarque, reprisaille, guerre
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contremarque (c.1450)