PRATIQUE

Etymology

Noun

pratique (countable and uncountable, plural pratiques)

(nautical) Permission to use a port given to a ship after compliance with quarantine or on conviction that she is free of contagious disease.

(obsolete) Practice; habits.

• R. North

Source: Wiktionary


Prat"ique, n. Etym: [F.; cf. It. pratica, Sp. practica. See Practice.]

1. (Com.)

Definition: Primarily, liberty of converse; intercourse; hence, a certificate, given after compliance with quarantine regulations, permitting a ship to land passengers and crew; -- a term used particularly in the south of Europe.

2. Practice; habits. [Obs.] "One of English education and pratique." R. North.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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