The instrument used to convey governmentland to a private individual.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
patent (adjective)1.
a) open to public inspection - used chiefly in the phrase letters patent
b) (1) secured by letters patent or by a patent to the exclusive control and possession of a particular individual or party
(2) protected by a patent made under a patent - patent locks
c) protected by a trademark or a brand name so as to establish proprietary rights analogous to those conveyed by letters patent or a patent - proprietary patent drugs
2.
of, relating to, or concerned with the granting of especially for inventions - patents a patent lawyer
3.
making exclusive or proprietary claims or pretensions
4.
affording free passage - unobstructed a patent opening
5.
- patulous spreading a patent calyx
6.
archaic - accessible exposed
7.
readily visible or intelligible - obvious evident
1.
an official document conferring a right or privilege - letters patent
2.
a) a writing securing for a term of years the exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention
b) the monopoly or right so granted
c) a invention - patented
3.
- privilege license
4.
an instrument making a conveyance of public lands , also the land so conveyed
5.
- patent leather
transitive verb
1.
to obtain or grant a patent right to
2.
to grant a privilege, right, or license to by patent
3.
to obtain or secure by patent , especially to secure by letters patent exclusive right to make, use, or sell
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
patent (adjective)1.
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
SYNONYMS:
apparent, bald, bald-faced, barefaced, bright-line, broad, clear-cut, crystal clear, decided, distinct, evident, lucid, luculent, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, ringing, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakableRELATED WORDS:
cognizable, cognoscible, comprehendible, comprehensible, digestible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, understandable; self-evident, self-explanatory; clean-cut, simple, tidy, uncomplicated; overt, undisguised; appreciable, perceptible, recognizable, sensible, tangible; discernible ( discernable), noticeable, observable, visible; black-and-white, explicit, trenchant, well-defined; clean, decipherable, fair, legible, readableNEAR ANTONYMS:
incomprehensible, indecipherable, unfathomable, unintelligible, unknowable; impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, indiscernible, insensible; cloudy, gauzy, gray ( grey), hazy, imprecise, indefinite, indeterminate, misty, murky, nebulous, noncommital, sketchy, slippery, subtle, vague; illegible, undecipherable, unreadable2.
very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
SYNONYMS:
blatant, conspicuous, flagrant, glaring, gross, obvious, patent, pronounced, rank, strikingRELATED WORDS:
arresting, clear, distinct, dramatic, emphatic, evident, eye-catching, marked, notable, noticeable, outstanding, plain, prominent, remarkable, salient, showy, splashy; absolute, arrant, downright, out-and-out, outright, sheer, stark, utter; detectable, discernible ( discernable), observable, perceptible, visible; abominable, atrocious, awful, deplorable, execrable, heinous, lousy, monstrous, outrageous, preposterous, shameful, shocking, terrible, wretchedNEAR ANTONYMS:
imperceptible, inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive; inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, slight, small, trifling, trivial; concealed, hidden, invisible
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