Meaning Of The Word Lettre de cachet
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Lettre de cachet Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Lettre de cachet?
lettre de cachet in British English
a sealed letter; esp., in France before the Revolution, a letter containing a royal warrant for the imprisonment without trial of a specified person noun: a letter under the seal of the sovereign, esp. one ordering imprisonment, frequently without trial noun: a letter under the sovereign's seal, often authorizing imprisonment without trial |
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