cachet

Noun
Synonyms: sealseal of approvallettre de cachet

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. an indication of approved or superior statusSynonyms: sealseal of approval
  2. a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his sealSynonyms: lettre de cachet
  3. a seal on a letter
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cachet \Cach"et\, n. [F. fr. cacher to hide.] A seal, as of a letter. [1913 Webster]

Lettre de cachet [F.], a sealed letter, especially a letter or missive emanating from the sovereign; -- much used in France before the Revolution as an arbitrary order of imprisonment. [1913 Webster] Cachexia

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