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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 let·tre de ca·chet /ˈlɛtrədəˌkæˈʃe/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cach·et n.  A seal, as of a letter.
 Lettre de cachet , 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 lettre de cachet
      n : a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant
          imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
          [syn: cachet]