Where does “patent” come from?
patent (Middle English) comes from Middle French patent, from Old French patent, from Latin patēns, from Latin pateō, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
patent (Middle English): A letter conferring a privilege or status; Such a...
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- A letter conferring a privilege or status; Such a...
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