Definition of cachet - WordReference.com Dictionary

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cachet
A	noun
	1	cachet
			a seal on a letter
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚decoration; ornament; ornamentation ╚design; pattern; figure ╚device ╚seal; stamp ╚cachet
	2	cachet, lettre de cachet
			a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing; written material; piece of writing ╚document; written document; papers ╚legal document; legal instrument; official document; instrument ╚writ; judicial writ ╚warrant ╚cachet, lettre de cachet
	3	cachet, seal, seal of approval
			an indication of approved or superior status
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚signal; signaling; sign ╚symbol ╚award; accolade; honor; honour; laurels ╚cachet, seal, seal of approval

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