CACHETS

Noun

cachets

plural of cachet

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Source: Wiktionary


CACHET

Cach"et, n. Etym: [F. fr. cacher to hide.]

Definition: A seal, as of a letter. Lettre de cachet Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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