(UK, historical) A marriage licence, granted by the Archbishop of Canterbury or his officials, permitting the marriage of two specified persons without banns, and at a place and time other than those prescribed by law.

plural of special character

(computing) A symbol that is not an alphanumeric character; a nonalphanumeric character.

(informal) A significant other.

(India) A train, bus or tram for the use of female commuters only.

Alternative form of special case (“treat specially”)

(US, firearms, historical) A pistol manufactured for police use.

(slang) A dog of miscellaneous ancestry; a mutt.

(Canada) Any one of three specific rural municipalities in Alberta, Canada, governed by the Special Areas Board.

(Alberta) A type of municipality in the Canadian province of Alberta, in which local governments can be formed without the creation of special legislation, and which typically allows for the coexistence of urban and rural areas within the municipality.