patent
Middle English
/paˈtɛnt/, /paˈtɛnt/
noun
Definitions
- A letter conferring a privilege or status.
- Such a privilege or status conferred.
- (rare) A letter conferring other advantages.
Etymology
Derived 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
- antipatent English
- biopatent English
- erectopatent English
- nonpatent English
- patency English
- patent English
- patentability English
- patentable English
- patentee English
- patenter English
- patentese English
- patentholder English
- patentless English
- patentlike English
- patently English
- patentometrics English
- patentor English
- prepatent English
- repatent English
- subpatent English
- unpatentability English
- littera patens Latin
- patent Norwegian Bokmål
- patent Norwegian Nynorsk
- lettres patentes Middle English
- पेटेंट Hindi
- patente Middle French
- lettre patente xno