Letters patent

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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Work

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Arts and letters

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What Wikipedia says

Letters patent (plural form for singular and plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president or other head of state, generally granting an office or right, or monopoly, title or status to a person or corporation.

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