| NOUN | communication | letters patent, patent | an official document granting a right or privilege |
|---|
| Meaning | An official document granting a right or privilege. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | patent | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
| Spanish | patente | |
| Catalan | carta patent, patent | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact