official document vs patent

patent vs official document

official document and patent both are nouns.

official document is not an adjective while patent is an adjective.

official document is not a verb while patent is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
official document	Yes	No	No	No
patent	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, patent is a hyponym of official document; that is, patent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than official document:

official document: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
patent: an official document granting a right or privilege

Other hyponyms of official document include articles of incorporation, derivative, derivative instrument, negotiable instrument, passport, ship's papers, manifest, debenture, power of attorney, letters of administration, letters testamentary, work papers, work permit, working papers, act, enactment, law, bill, measure, brief, legal brief, testament, will, living will, deed, deed of conveyance, title, assignment, deed of trust, trust deed, conveyance, income tax return, return, tax return, licence, license, permit, letters patent, judgement, judgment, legal opinion, opinion, acquittance, release, judicial writ, writ, authorisation, authorization, mandate, affidavit, written agreement, bill of indictment, indictment, impeachment, arraignment, certificate, security.

official document (noun)	patent (noun)
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right	an official document granting a right or privilege
	a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention

official document (adjective)	patent (adjective)
	clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
	(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage

official document (verb)	patent (verb)
	make open to sight or notice
	obtain a patent for
	grant rights to; grant a patent for

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