Written text, especially when printed.

(law) Rare form of letters patent (“a type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority granting a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization”).

(law) A type of legal document in the form of an open letter issued by an authority granting a monopoly, right, status, or title to a person or organization.

plural of letter patent

plural of capital letter

(law, plural only) A sealed legal document, once issued by a monarch or government, granting a right, title etc to a person or corporation.

A lettuce cultivar (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) noted for its crunchiness; the most familiar of all lettuces sold in the United States.

plural of sun letter

plural of moon letter

(linguistics) One of fourteen Arabic letters that do not affect the pronunciation of the "L" of a preceding definite article (ال- (al--)). The "L" in the Arabic definite article is pronounced "L" when followed by a moon letter: e.g., القُرْآن (al-qurʾān). The fourteen moon letters are: ء (ʾ), ب (b), ج (j), ح (ḥ), خ (ḵ), ع (ʿ), غ (ḡ), ف (f), ق (q), ك (k), م (m), ه (h), و (w), ي (y)