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patent of precedence

patent of precedence noun: a grant to an individual by letters patent of a higher social or professional position than the precedence to which their ordinary rank entitles them.

Noun

patent of precedence (plural patents of precedence)

  1. A grant to an individual by letters patent of a higher social or professional position than the precedence to which their ordinary rank entitles them.

Forms of patent of precedence

pluralpatents of precedence

Questions about patent of precedence

What does patent of precedence mean?
Patent of precedence means a grant to an individual by letters patent of a higher social or professional position than the precedence to which their ordinary rank entitles them.
What part of speech is patent of precedence?
Patent of precedence is a noun.
What is the plural of patent of precedence?
The plural of patent of precedence is patents of precedence.

Words near patent of precedence in the dictionary

  1. patent logs
  2. patent medicine
  3. patent medicines
  4. patent model
  5. patent models
  6. patent of precedence
  7. patent office
  8. patent offices
  9. patent outside
  10. patent outsides
  11. patent pool

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