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单词 lettre de cachet
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lettre de cachet

[ le-truh duh ka-she ]
/ lɛ trə də kaˈʃɛ /

noun, plural let·tres de ca·chet [le-truh duh ka-she]. /lɛ trə də kaˈʃɛ/. French.

a letter under the seal of the sovereign, especially one ordering imprisonment, frequently without trial.

Words nearby lettre de cachet

let the side down, let through, Lettic, Lettie, Lettish, lettre de cachet, lettre de change, lettre de créance, lettuce, letup, let well enough alone
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Example sentences from the Web for lettre de cachet

  • Sabatier swore that he would write to the Court for a sealed order (lettre-de-cachet) to shut up the Jacobin.

    La Sorcire: The Witch of the Middle Ages|Jules Michelet
  • By virtue of this lettre-de-cachet; you see, madame, signed by the minister of police.

    The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851|Various
  • Nevertheless Brienne endures it, launches no Lettre-de-Cachet against it.

    The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for lettre de cachet

lettre de cachet
/ French (lɛtrə də kaʃɛ) /

noun plural lettres de cachet (lɛtrə də kaʃɛ)

French history a letter under the sovereign's seal, often authorizing imprisonment without trial

Word Origin for lettre de cachet

literally: letter with a seal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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