☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Corsair

A pirate, particularly one operating in the Mediterranean. In international law, Barbary corsairs presented a unique legal problem as they were often state-sponsored by the North African Berber states, blurring the line between piracy and belligerency.

Etymology: French 'corsaire,' from Italian 'corsaro,' from Medieval Latin 'cursarius' (plunderer), from Latin 'cursus' (course, running) · Category: Admiralty Law · Source: Treaty of Tripoli (1796); Barbary Wars
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