PATENT
noun
Definitions
- 1. A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document, issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some person or party. Specifically:
- 2. A writing securing to an invention.
- 3. A document making a grant and conveyance of public lands. Four other gentlemen of quality remained mentioned in that patent. Fuller.
- 4. The right or privilege conferred by such a document; hence, figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the nature of a patent. If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her patent to offend. Shak.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
PATENT
(adjective)
1. Open; expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest; public; conspicuous. He had received instructions, both patent and secret. Motley.
2. Op...
PATENT
(verb)
To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to patent public lands.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
