[letr dә kɑ:'ʃei]
(pl. lettres de cachet)[法]密信
(尤指)(法国革命前国王不通过法律手续发出的)秘密逮捕令

[ noun ]
a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
<noun.communication>

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.
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