A privateer was a private person or private warship authorized by a country's government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping. Unlike pirates, privateers were only entitled by their state to attack and rob enemy vessels during wartime.
The Icewind Sea in the northern hemisphere of Safehold was a common hunting ground for Charisian privateers. (AMF, BSRA)
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- Detailed article about privateers on Wikipedia