# lettre de cachet

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A warrant issued by the monarch in ancien régime France, especially one which imprisons someone without trial.

## Etymology
From French lettre de cachet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lettre-de-cachet