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letters patent

let·ter pat·ent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [let-er pat-nt or for 10, 12–15, peyt-]
    • /ˈlɛt ər ˈpæt nt or for 10, 12–15, ˈpeɪt-/
    • /ˈlet.ər ˈpeɪ.tənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [let-er pat-nt or for 10, 12–15, peyt-]
    • /ˈlɛt ər ˈpæt nt or for 10, 12–15, ˈpeɪt-/

Definitions of letters patent words

  • noun plural letters patent legal conveyancing documents 1
  • noun letters patent a document granting a patent 0
  • noun letters patent (law, plural only) A type of legal document which is an open letter issued by an authority granting a right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or organization. 0
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Origin of letters patent

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Letters patent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Letters patent

letters patent popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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