letters patent

type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order
Place legal_act Q1511010
letters patent
Manuel de Melo e Castro de Mendonça · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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letters patent

Summary

letters patent is a legal act[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • letters patent's instance of is recorded as legal act[3].
  • letters patent is a type of legal instrument[4].
  • letters patent is a type of consent[5].
  • letters patent is a type of award[6].
  • letters patent's Commons category is recorded as Letters patent[7].
  • letters patent's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8].
  • letters patent's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].

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Designation and Status

letters patent's instance of is recorded as legal act[3].

Why It Matters

letters patent has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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  1. 18d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project Q140249898
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of legal act
    Subclass of
    Aliases
    Subclass of legal instrument, consent, award
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563022905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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