lettre de cachet
[ le-truh duh ka-she ]
/ lɛ trə də kaˈʃɛ /
noun, plural let·tres de ca·chet [le-truh duh ka-she] /lɛ trə də kaˈʃɛ/. French.
a letter under the seal of the sovereign, especially one ordering imprisonment, frequently without trial.
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Example sentences from the Web for lettre de cachet
Sabatier swore that he would write to the Court for a sealed order (lettre-de-cachet) to shut up the Jacobin.
La Sorcire: The Witch of the Middle Ages|Jules MicheletBy virtue of this lettre-de-cachet; you see, madame, signed by the minister of police.
Nevertheless Brienne endures it, launches no Lettre-de-Cachet against it.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
British Dictionary definitions for lettre de cachet
lettre de cachet
/ French (lɛtrə də kaʃɛ) /
noun plural lettres de cachet (lɛtrə də kaʃɛ)
French history a letter under the sovereign's seal, often authorizing imprisonment without trial
Word Origin for lettre de cachet
literally: letter with a seal
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