Assertion: letter patent | /r/CapableOf | grant office
Facets:
value: generally
type: DEGREE
value: to a person
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to corporation
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Letters patent (always in the plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president, or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation.