"letter of credence" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: letters of credence [plural]
Etymology: Calque of French lettre de créance. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|fr|lettre de créance}} Calque of French lettre de créance Head templates: {{en-noun|letters of credence}} letter of credence (plural letters of credence)
  1. (diplomacy) Formal diplomatic letter that appoints a diplomat as ambassador to another sovereign state. Categories (topical): Diplomacy Synonyms: letters credential Related terms: letter of credit, letter of recommendation Translations (Translations): 國書 (Chinese Mandarin), 国书 (guóshū) (Chinese Mandarin), geloofsbrief [masculine] (Dutch), valtuuskirje (Finnish), lettre de créance [feminine] (French), lettera credenziale [feminine] (Italian), 信任状 (shinninjō) (Japanese), listy uwierzytelniające [masculine, plural] (Polish), carta credencial [feminine] (Portuguese), вери́тельная гра́мота (verítelʹnaja grámota) [feminine] (Russian), carta credencial [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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