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Lettre De Cachet
see synonyms of lettre de cachetNoun
1. cachet, lettre de cachet
a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
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Lettre De Cachet
see synonyms of lettre de cachetnounWord forms: plural lettres de cachet (lɛtrə də kaʃɛ)
French history
a letter under the sovereign's seal, often authorizing imprisonment without trial
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Lettre De Cachet
see synonyms of lettre de cachet Word forms: plural French lettres de caˈchet (lɛtʀ(ə) də kaˈʃeɪ; letr' də kȧshāˈ)
a sealed letter; esp., in France before the Revolution, a letter containing a royal warrant for the imprisonment without trial of a specified person
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