LETTRE DE CACHET

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal

Synonyms:

cachet; lettre de cachet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("lettre de cachet" is a kind of...):

warrant (a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)