litterae patentes

Latin

Etymology

From litterae (“letter, epistle”) + patentēs (“open, exposed”).

Pronunciation

Noun

litterae patentēs f pl (genitive litterārum patentium); first declension

  1. letters patent, an open document, usually official.

Declension

First-declension noun with a third-declension adjective, plural only.

plural
nominative litterae patentēs
genitive litterārum patentium
dative litterīs patentibus
accusative litterās patentēs
litterās patentīs
ablative litterīs patentibus
vocative litterae patentēs

Antonyms

Descendants

  • English: letters patent
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