laissez-passer

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lais·sez-pas·ser

L0020700 (lĕs′ā-pä-sā′)n. A pass, especially one used in lieu of a passport.
[French : laissez, second person pl. imperative of laisser, to let + passer, to pass.]

lais•sez-pas•ser

(ˈlɛs eɪ pæˈseɪ)

n., pl. -pas•ser. a permit; pass. [< French: literally, allow to pass]

laissez-passer

A French term meaning allow to pass, used to mean a document allowing its holder to come and go freely.