| 单词 | king's letters |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKing's Letters King's Letters n. now historical a document issued by a king to authorize or command an action or payment; cf. letters patent n. at patent adj. 1a. [After classical Latin litterae rēgis and post-classical Latin litterae regiae (from 12th cent. in British and continental sources).] ΚΠ a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 247 Esdras, the writere, come doun wiþ þe kynges lettres [L. litteris regiis], by þe whiche he schulde descharge þe ministres of þe temple of al manere tribute, [etc.]. 1495 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VII (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1495 §29. m. 18 The kingis lettres undir his pryve seale..shalbe sufficient discharge for the..payment therof. a1683 A. Sidney Disc. Govt. (1698) iii. §xiv The Kings of England cannot change the Laws:..they are so far from having any such Power, that the Judges swear to have no regard to the King's Letters or Commands. 1837 Cases Court of Session 15 60 A command on the King's letters, such as to pay a debt or perform a deed. 2005 A. P. W. Malcomson Nathaniel Clements 119 The second procedure..was the use of retrospective king's letters to ‘exonerate’ the deputy vice-treasurer for payments made by him at the request of the Irish government. < as lemmas |
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