letter missive
noun,plural letters missive.
a letter from an official source expressing a command, permission, invitation, etc.
Origin of letter missive
11400–50; late Middle English <Middle French lettre missive or Medieval Latin littera missīva;see missive
Words Nearby letter missive
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How to use letter missive in a sentence
This is exactly what would happen now, if the letter missive should be lost on the road and the cong d'lire should come by itself.
History of the Cathedral Church of Wells | Edward A. FreemanBut the terms of the letter missive were so vague that, though it bore the sign manual, Casaubon hesitated to act upon it.
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