patent
The origin and history of patent.
Etymology
From Middle English "letters patent," open documents granting a right or privilege, ultimately from Latin patens, "lying open."
The origin and history of patent.
From Middle English "letters patent," open documents granting a right or privilege, ultimately from Latin patens, "lying open."
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