pratique

[ pra-teek, prat-ik; French pra-teek ]
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noun
  1. license or permission to use a port, given to a ship after quarantine or on showing a clean bill of health.

Origin of pratique

1
1600–10; <French: practice <Medieval Latin practica.See practice

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pratique

/ (ˈprætiːk, præˈtiːk) /


noun
  1. formal permission given to a vessel to use a foreign port upon satisfying the requirements of local health authorities

Origin of pratique

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C17: from French, from Medieval Latin practica practice

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