A document or deed attesting or conferring a right, advantage, or immunity. Now historical.
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释义 | society > law > legal right > [noun] > document conferring right or privilege (11) privilegec1240 A document or deed attesting or conferring a right, advantage, or immunity. Now historical. charter?a1250 A written document delivered by the sovereign or legislature. granting privileges to, or recognizing rights of, the people, or of certain classes… patentc1387 Law. A document conferring some privilege, right, office, title, or property; = letters patent n. at patent, adj. 1a. diplomaa1658 A document granted by a competent authority conferring some honour, privilege, or licence; esp. that given by a university or college, testifying to… brevet1689 An official document granting certain privileges from a sovereign or government; spec. in the Army, a document conferring nominal rank on an… charta1698 A charter, n.1 Also used figuratively. codicil1781 A writing tablet, a letter or note written on such a tablet; an account book; a diploma or letters patent. Usually in plural. Obsolete. Subcategories:— specific Ottoman (1) — to be filled in at choice (1) — concerning rights of citizens (2) |
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