patent.
patent
Meaning & usage
patent
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French patente, from lettres patentes (“letter in which a privilege is granted”), from Latin litterae patentēs.
excellent, exquisite
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from German patent, originating in student slang. Related to etymology 1.
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