letters overt
plural noun
: letters patent
Word History
Etymology
translation of Anglo-French lettres overtes, translation of Medieval Latin litterae patentes
First Known Use
1717, in the meaning defined above
- monophonic
- monophonically
- monophonies
- monophony
- monophthalmic
- monophthalmoses
- monophthalmosses
- monophthong
- monophthongal
- monophthongise
- monophthongised
- monophthongises
- monophthongising
- monophthongization
- monophthongize
- monophthongized
- monophthongizes
- monophthongizing
- monophthongs
- monophyletic
- monophyleties
- monophyletism
- monophyletisms
- monophylety
- monophylies