Letters Patent (Noun)
Meaning
An official document granting a right or privilege.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The monarch issued letters_patent to the newly formed company, granting it a monopoly on trade in the colonies.
- The letters_patent were recorded in the national archives, providing a permanent record of the privilege granted.
- After years of negotiation, the inventor was finally awarded letters_patent for her revolutionary new device.
- The university's royal charter was issued by letters_patent from the king, confirming its status as a center of learning.
- The letters_patent granted to the corporation gave it the exclusive right to build a bridge across the river.