Patent Rolls — Cf. Letters Patent Rolls … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Patent rolls — Patent Pat ent (p[a^]t ent or p[=a]t ent), a. [L. patens, entis, p. pr. of patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf. {Fathom}.] 1. Note: (Oftener pronounced p[=a]t ent in this sense) Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
patent rolls — noun plural : the parchment rolls in which British letters patent are recorded * * * patent rolls plural noun The register of patents issued in Britain • • • Main Entry: ↑patent … Useful english dictionary
Letters Patent — Document announcing an honor or power for an individual, granted by an official or nobleman. For example, arms might be granted by letters patent, or they might be granted lordship over a feudal estate. ♦ Sealed and open letters, often enrolled… … Medieval glossary
patent rolls — English records of letters patent … Ballentine's law dictionary
Rolls — A class of documents used throughout medieval government. They were literally rolls of *parchment, going under a variety of names indicating their kind or which department of government generated them. Always in Latin, they were known… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Patent — Pat ent (p[a^]t ent or p[=a]t ent), a. [L. patens, entis, p. pr. of patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf. {Fathom}.] 1. Note: (Oftener pronounced p[=a]t ent in this sense) Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Patent leather — Patent Pat ent (p[a^]t ent or p[=a]t ent), a. [L. patens, entis, p. pr. of patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf. {Fathom}.] 1. Note: (Oftener pronounced p[=a]t ent in this sense) Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Patent office — Patent Pat ent (p[a^]t ent or p[=a]t ent), a. [L. patens, entis, p. pr. of patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf. {Fathom}.] 1. Note: (Oftener pronounced p[=a]t ent in this sense) Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Patent right — Patent Pat ent (p[a^]t ent or p[=a]t ent), a. [L. patens, entis, p. pr. of patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf. {Fathom}.] 1. Note: (Oftener pronounced p[=a]t ent in this sense) Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
