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letter patent

noun letters patent

rare Rare form of letters patent (“a type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority granting a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization”).

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@misc{letter_patent_2026,
  title = {letter patent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/letter%20patent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}