patent
An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.
A grant of a monopoly over the manufacture, sale, and use of goods.
A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period.
A specific grant of ownership of a piece of real property; a land patent.
A product in respect of which a patent (sense 1.2.2) has been obtained.
Ellipsis of patent leather (“a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for accessories and shoes”).
A licence or (formal) permission to do something.
A characteristic or quality that one possesses; in particular (hyperbolic) as if exclusively; a monopoly.
The combination of seven bets on three selections, offering a return even if only one bet comes in.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing