KnowraPrivateerLinked fromLinked fromThe 14 pages that link to Privateer, each with the reason it gives.All 14Related 5Narrower topic 5Compared with 4Pirate codeCompared with: Privateers operated under state commissions, unlike pirates governed by their own articles.Pirate flagCompared with: A privateer’s legal commission distinguished its violence from piracy, even when flags and tactics overlapped.Jolly RogerCompared with: Privateers also attacked ships at sea, but operated under state authorization rather than as pirates.John RackhamCompared with: Unlike a privateer, Rackham’s piracy lacked state authorization.