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Letters patent

Scope note

Written communications, usually signed and sealed from a government or sovereign of a nation, conferring upon a designated person a grant (as a right, title, status, property, authority, privilege, monopoly, franchise, immunity, or exemption) that could not otherwise be enjoyed. GAHLM

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300027820

Broader Terms used

<executive records by function>

Term used for

patent, letters

Equivalent Terms used

letter patent

Created

12yrs ago

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: letters patent" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-105845 Accessed: 2024-05-07 21:45:28

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-105845|title=Terminology definition for: letters patent|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-07 21:45:28|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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