Word of the Day - corsair

corsair

/kɔːˈsɛː/ /ˈkɔːsɛː/ [coarse-air]
noun
1 archaic A pirate.
1.1 A pirate ship.
1.2 A privateer, especially one operating along the southern shore of the Mediterranean in the 16th–18th centuries.

Origin
Mid 16th century from French corsaire, from medieval Latin cursarius, from
cursus ‘a raid, plunder’, special use of Latin cursus ‘course’, from
currere ‘to run’.

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Frank flew his corsair's flag with pride, even though it had no crossbones.