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letters patent
(redirected from Patent of nobility)

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letters patent
pl.n.
A document issued by a government to a patentee granting an exclusive right to the enjoyment or possession of an invention.

letters patent
pl n
(Law) See patent [1]
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Noun1.letters patent - an official document granting a right or privilege
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
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letters patent
plPatent (→ urkunde f) nt
letters patent nplbrevetto di invenzione


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He was entitled to apply for the issue of a Patent of Nobility as Baron at no cost to himself.
The De Gas patent of nobility is, in fact, a false concoction, and it has been shown that the family was descended from bakers.
Because it is revered both as official proof of a family's nobility and as a precious heirloom, it is extremely unusual for a patent of nobility to appear outside of family hands or a specialized library.
 
 
 
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