lettres patentes
Middle English
/ˈlɛtrəs ˌpatɛntis/
plural noun
Definitions
- A letter or letters conferring a privilege or status; letters patent.
Etymology
Borrowed from lettre patente (open letter) derived from Latin littera patens (open letter).
Origin
Latin
littera patens
Gloss
open letter
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- letters patent English
- littera patens Latin
- patent Norwegian Bokmål
- patent Norwegian Nynorsk
- patent Middle English
- patente Middle French
- lettre patente xno