lettres de cachet

A form of lettre de cachet — A warrant issued by the monarch in ancien régime France, especially one which imprisons someone without trial.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lettre de cachet
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APA

lettres de cachet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lettres%20de%20cachet

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“lettres de cachet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lettres%20de%20cachet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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