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Preferred term

Letters patent  

Definition

  • Written communications, usually signed and sealed, from a government or sovereign, conferring upon an individual or company a grant or privilege that could not otherwise be enjoyed [AAT 94, alt.]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • GRANTS, LETTERS PATENT
  • LETTERS OF PATENT
  • LETTRES PATENTES
  • Patent letters

Notation

  • 112239

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-W574BPXQ-Q

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