lettres patentes
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the plural of Anglo-Norman lettre patente (“open letter”), from Latin littera patens.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
lettres patentes pl (plural only)
- A letter or letters conferring a privilege or status; letters patent.
Descendants[edit]
- English: letters patent (archaic letters patents)
References[edit]
- “patent(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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