lettre de cachetn.

Brit.

/ˌlɛtr(ə) də ˈkaʃeɪ/, U.S.

/ˌlɛtr(ə) də kæˈʃeɪ/

Inflections: Plural lettres de cachet.

Forms: 1700s letter de cachet, 1700s– lettre de cachet.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French lettre de cachet.

Etymology: < French lettre de cachet (1636; now historical; 1606 as †lettre du cachet ) < lettre letter n.¹ + de de prep. + cachet cachet n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (letr' də kaʃe) /lɛtr də kaʃe/. In plural form lettres de cachet after the French plural form.

An official order for imprisonment, exile, or some other punishment; spec. (in pre-revolutionary France) a warrant issued for the imprisonment of a person without trial at the pleasure of the monarch. Cf. letter of cachet at cachet n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > process, writ, warrant, or order > [noun] > warrant > types of warrant

searchery1541

letter (also commission, gift) of searchery1566

reprieve1602

bench warrant1680

death warrant1692

fastener1699

search warrant1700

lettre de cachet1715

capital commitment1742

peace warrant1772

speciality1815

fugie-warrant1816

arrest warrant1824

1715 W. Darrell Case Review'd 16 He receiv'd..a Lettre de Cachet from Versailles that packt him away into the Country to take in some fresh air.

1718 J. Vanbrugh Let. 30 Aug. in Athenæum (1890) 30 Aug. 290/2 I am far from having the least doubt of his intentions to me; I fear only those same letters [sic] de cachet, that surprise folks every now and then.

1745 H. Walpole Let. 1 Aug. in Corr. (1941) IX. 23 Before the play itself is suppressed by a lettre de cachet to the booksellers.

1799 T. R. Malthus Diary 16 July (1966) 159 [Norway] These men seemed to have been placed by lettres de cachet exactly similar to those in France.

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet III. vi. 163 There are sharp laws in France against refractory pupils—lettres de cachet are easily come by.

1895 S. J. Weyman From Mem. Minister of France 138 M. de Clan..is for shutting him up. Getting a lettre de cachet..and away with him.

1916 A. Huxley Let. 31 Mar. (1969) 96 A lettre de cachet from a Lord Lieutenant..can put one snugly away in the Jail or Jug without any prospect of a trial for periods quite indefinitely coextensive with the war or even eternity.

1957 C. Brookfield tr. E. Durkheim Professional Ethics & Civic Morals vii. 87 Louis XIV, clearly, was able to issue his lettres de cachet against anyone he wished.

1994 Guardian 1 Sept. 4/3 The capacity for personal corruption on the ANC's side is illustrated by the horrific saga of their detention camps and the use of the lettre de cachet to promote personal interests.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lettre de cachet
释义	lettre de cachetn. Brit. /ˌlɛtr(ə) də ˈkaʃeɪ/, U.S. /ˌlɛtr(ə) də kæˈʃeɪ/ Inflections: Plural lettres de cachet. Forms: 1700s letter de cachet, 1700s– lettre de cachet. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French lettre de cachet. Etymology: < French lettre de cachet (1636; now historical; 1606 as †lettre du cachet ) < lettre letter n.¹ + de de prep. + cachet cachet n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (letr' də kaʃe) /lɛtr də kaʃe/. In plural form lettres de cachet after the French plural form. An official order for imprisonment, exile, or some other punishment; spec. (in pre-revolutionary France) a warrant issued for the imprisonment of a person without trial at the pleasure of the monarch. Cf. letter of cachet at cachet n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > process, writ, warrant, or order > [noun] > warrant > types of warrant searchery1541 letter (also commission, gift) of searchery1566 reprieve1602 bench warrant1680 death warrant1692 fastener1699 search warrant1700 lettre de cachet1715 capital commitment1742 peace warrant1772 speciality1815 fugie-warrant1816 arrest warrant1824 1715 W. Darrell Case Review'd 16 He receiv'd..a Lettre de Cachet from Versailles that packt him away into the Country to take in some fresh air. 1718 J. Vanbrugh Let. 30 Aug. in Athenæum (1890) 30 Aug. 290/2 I am far from having the least doubt of his intentions to me; I fear only those same letters [sic] de cachet, that surprise folks every now and then. 1745 H. Walpole Let. 1 Aug. in Corr. (1941) IX. 23 Before the play itself is suppressed by a lettre de cachet to the booksellers. 1799 T. R. Malthus Diary 16 July (1966) 159 [Norway] These men seemed to have been placed by lettres de cachet exactly similar to those in France. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet III. vi. 163 There are sharp laws in France against refractory pupils—lettres de cachet are easily come by. 1895 S. J. Weyman From Mem. Minister of France 138 M. de Clan..is for shutting him up. Getting a lettre de cachet..and away with him. 1916 A. Huxley Let. 31 Mar. (1969) 96 A lettre de cachet from a Lord Lieutenant..can put one snugly away in the Jail or Jug without any prospect of a trial for periods quite indefinitely coextensive with the war or even eternity. 1957 C. Brookfield tr. E. Durkheim Professional Ethics & Civic Morals vii. 87 Louis XIV, clearly, was able to issue his lettres de cachet against anyone he wished. 1994 Guardian 1 Sept. 4/3 The capacity for personal corruption on the ANC's side is illustrated by the horrific saga of their detention camps and the use of the lettre de cachet to promote personal interests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1715
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