Definition of letters patent in English:

letters patent

plural noun

An open document issued by a monarch or government conferring a patent or other right.
（国王或政府颁发的）专利特许证
Example sentencesExamples
- The great seal is used for proclamations, writs, letters patent, and treaties.
- As a first level of caution, check the proposed action against your entity's letters patent or constitution.
- The letters patent by which Queen Victoria purported to create the office of governor-general were invalid because the office had already been created by the Constitution.
- The Australian government built its Antarctic space with letters patent and legal documents.
- The official letters patent bolstered the prestige of the institution and formalized its structure.
- Its clauses and terms peppered the letters patent with which English monarchs empowered their colonial agents.
- There may be certain provisions in the letters patent appointing governors and governors-general which limit them in some way.
- The king granted royal letters patent during the 1660s and 1670s to start or re-organize such institutions as the academies of dance, of music, of architecture, and of painting and sculpture.
- Such concessions could take the form of specific monopolies over trade in specific items (such as dice or playing cards) by petitioning the monarch and having letters patent from that monarch issued in your name.
- The trial judge gave us a declaration that there was never any surrender and that the letters patent were invalid.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin litterae patentes, literally 'letters lying open'.

Definition of letters patent in US English:

letters patent

plural nounˌledərz ˈpatntˌlɛdərz ˈpætnt

An open document issued by a monarch or government conferring a patent or other right.
（国王或政府颁发的）专利特许证
Example sentencesExamples
- The trial judge gave us a declaration that there was never any surrender and that the letters patent were invalid.
- The letters patent by which Queen Victoria purported to create the office of governor-general were invalid because the office had already been created by the Constitution.
- The Australian government built its Antarctic space with letters patent and legal documents.
- Its clauses and terms peppered the letters patent with which English monarchs empowered their colonial agents.
- The official letters patent bolstered the prestige of the institution and formalized its structure.
- The great seal is used for proclamations, writs, letters patent, and treaties.
- Such concessions could take the form of specific monopolies over trade in specific items (such as dice or playing cards) by petitioning the monarch and having letters patent from that monarch issued in your name.
- As a first level of caution, check the proposed action against your entity's letters patent or constitution.
- There may be certain provisions in the letters patent appointing governors and governors-general which limit them in some way.
- The king granted royal letters patent during the 1660s and 1670s to start or re-organize such institutions as the academies of dance, of music, of architecture, and of painting and sculpture.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin litterae patentes, literally ‘letters lying open’.

单词	letters patent
释义	Definition of letters patent in English: letters patent plural noun An open document issued by a monarch or government conferring a patent or other right. （国王或政府颁发的）专利特许证 Example sentencesExamples The great seal is used for proclamations, writs, letters patent, and treaties. As a first level of caution, check the proposed action against your entity's letters patent or constitution. The letters patent by which Queen Victoria purported to create the office of governor-general were invalid because the office had already been created by the Constitution. The Australian government built its Antarctic space with letters patent and legal documents. The official letters patent bolstered the prestige of the institution and formalized its structure. Its clauses and terms peppered the letters patent with which English monarchs empowered their colonial agents. There may be certain provisions in the letters patent appointing governors and governors-general which limit them in some way. The king granted royal letters patent during the 1660s and 1670s to start or re-organize such institutions as the academies of dance, of music, of architecture, and of painting and sculpture. Such concessions could take the form of specific monopolies over trade in specific items (such as dice or playing cards) by petitioning the monarch and having letters patent from that monarch issued in your name. The trial judge gave us a declaration that there was never any surrender and that the letters patent were invalid. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin litterae patentes, literally 'letters lying open'. Definition of letters patent in US English: letters patent plural nounˌledərz ˈpatntˌlɛdərz ˈpætnt An open document issued by a monarch or government conferring a patent or other right. （国王或政府颁发的）专利特许证 Example sentencesExamples The trial judge gave us a declaration that there was never any surrender and that the letters patent were invalid. The letters patent by which Queen Victoria purported to create the office of governor-general were invalid because the office had already been created by the Constitution. The Australian government built its Antarctic space with letters patent and legal documents. Its clauses and terms peppered the letters patent with which English monarchs empowered their colonial agents. The official letters patent bolstered the prestige of the institution and formalized its structure. The great seal is used for proclamations, writs, letters patent, and treaties. Such concessions could take the form of specific monopolies over trade in specific items (such as dice or playing cards) by petitioning the monarch and having letters patent from that monarch issued in your name. As a first level of caution, check the proposed action against your entity's letters patent or constitution. There may be certain provisions in the letters patent appointing governors and governors-general which limit them in some way. The king granted royal letters patent during the 1660s and 1670s to start or re-organize such institutions as the academies of dance, of music, of architecture, and of painting and sculpture. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin litterae patentes, literally ‘letters lying open’.
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