LETTERS PATENT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An official document granting a right or privilege

Synonyms:

letters patent; patent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("letters patent" is a kind of...):

instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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