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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cachet \Cach"et\, n. [F. fr cacher to hide.] A seal, as of a letter. {Lettre de cachet} [F.], a sealed letter, especially a letter or missive emanating from the sovereign; -- much used in France before the Revolution as an arbitrary order of imprisonment. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cachet n 1: an indication of approved or superior status [syn: {seal}, {seal of approval}] 2: French history: the king could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal [syn: {lettre de cachet}] 3: a seal on a letter [syn: {seal of approval}]
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