letters patent

Also used as

letters patent is also the plural of letter patent.

letters patent meaning in Telugu, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

Antonyms of letters patent

• letters close

Forms of letters patent

Origin of letters patent

From letters patents (archaic), from Late Middle English lettres patentes, lettres patent (“document or documents granting a privilege, power, or right, making an appointment or decree, etc.”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman lettres patentes (the plural of lettre patente), from Latin litterae patentēs, the plural of littera patēns (so called because they were written on open sheets of parchment), from littera (“letter”) + patēns (“accessible, open”) (the present active participle of pateō (“to be accessible or open; to be clear or evident”), from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out; to fly”)). The English term is analysable as letters + patent (“open, unconcealed; (archaic) open to public perusal”).

Words that rhyme with letters patent

• patent
• latent
• blatant

Questions about letters patent

What does letters patent mean?

Letters patent means a type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority to direct that some action be taken; to grant a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization; to record a contract.

What is letters patent in Telugu?

Letters patent in Telugu is నామా (nāmā). See Letters patent meaning in Telugu.

What part of speech is letters patent?

Letters patent is a noun.

How do you pronounce letters patent?

Letters patent is pronounced /ˌlɛtəz ˈpeɪtənt/ (UK).