vrijbrief

Dutch

Etymology

vrij 'free' + brief 'letter, document'

Pronunciation

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Noun

vrijbrief m (plural vrijbrieven, diminutive vrijbriefje n)

  1. a written permit; originally, a historical license granted by a state to a freebooter to pirate non-allied states' ship
  2. (figuratively) a free hand

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