lettres de cachet
- plural of lettre de cachet.
Example Sentences
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A few summers ago, I searched through ancient lettres de cachet — including private requests for the detention of household members — preserved in rooms set aside in a working police precinct.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
Upon this, fresh charges were made against him, and lettres de cachet were issued.
From The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia by De Mille, James
The castle had long had a bad reputation as a place of confinement for prisoners of state and for those imprisoned by lettres de cachet.
From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey
To consult on the necessary restriction on lettres de cachet; and 4.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
When I repaired to a court which had hitherto only granted me lettres de cachet, M. de Poix made me acquainted with all the ministers.
From Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette by Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de
