letters patent

English Thesaurus

1. an official document granting a right or privilege (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document,
definition	:	(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right (noun.communication)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

derivation	:	patent,
definition	:	grant rights to; grant a patent for (verb.social)

derivation	:	patent,
definition	:	grant rights to; grant a patent for (verb.social)