Definition of Lettre de cachet

1. Noun. A warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal.

Exact synonyms: Cachet
Generic synonyms: Warrant
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

Definition of Lettre de cachet

1. Noun. (historical) A warrant issued by the monarch in ancien régime France, especially one which imprisons someone without trial. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lettre De Cachet

letterspacing
letterspacings
letterure
letterwood
lettest
letteth
letting
letting down
letting go
letting loose
letting off
letting one's hair down
letting out
lettings
lettre
lettre de cachet (current term)
lettres
lettres de cachet
lettrure
letts
lettsomite
lettsomites
lettuce
lettuce-bird
lettuce leaf
lettuce opium
lettuceless
lettucelike
lettuces
lettucey

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