lettre de cachet
a letter under the seal of the sovereign, especially one ordering imprisonment, frequently without trial.
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How to use lettre de cachet in a sentence
A lettre de cachet was sent after him to Bordeaux; but he avoided it by crossing into Spain.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonTo think that any man of our free colony would use a lettre de cachet, and against a brother Canadian!
The False Chevalier | William Douw LighthallThere was no difficulty in obtaining this lettre de cachet, and the poor wretch was arrested and taken to the Bastille.
Queens of the French Stage | H. Noel WilliamsHe had effected his escape none too soon, for the very next day (June 10, 1749), a lettre de cachet for his arrest was issued.
Queens of the French Stage | H. Noel WilliamsI have seen the lettre de cachet; it is my father who has caused me to be placed here.
Queens of the French Stage | H. Noel Williams
British Dictionary definitions for lettre de cachet
/ French (lɛtrə də kaʃɛ) /
French history a letter under the sovereign's seal, often authorizing imprisonment without trial
Origin of lettre de cachet
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