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letters patent vs patent

patent vs letters patent

letters patent and patent both are nouns.

letters patent is not an adjective while patent is an adjective.

letters patent is not a verb while patent is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
letters patent Yes No No No
patent Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, letters patent and patent are synonyms defined as:
  • letters patent and patent: an official document granting a right or privilege
letters patent (noun) patent (noun)
an official document granting a right or privilege an official document granting a right or privilege
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
letters patent (adjective) patent (adjective)
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage
letters patent (verb) patent (verb)
make open to sight or notice
obtain a patent for
grant rights to; grant a patent for
Difference between letters patent and patent

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