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patents of precedence

patents of precedence is the plural of patent of precedence.

Meaning of patent of precedence

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.

Questions about patents of precedence

What is patents of precedence the plural of?
Patents of precedence is the plural of patent of precedence.

Words near patents of precedence in the dictionary

  1. patentometric
  2. patentometrics
  3. patentor
  4. patentors
  5. patents
  6. patents of precedence
  7. patentspeak
  8. pater
  9. pater cove
  10. pater coves
  11. pater familias

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Adapted from Wiktionary: patents of precedence (page history and authors); patent of precedence (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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