patent of precedence

noun

Definitions

  1. A grant to an individual by letters patent of a higher social or professional position…

    A grant to an individual by letters patent of a higher social or professional position than the precedence to which their ordinary rank entitles them.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for patent of precedence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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