ticket-of-leave
ticket-of-leave · tickets-of-leave
A permit once granted to convicts allowing them to leave prison under certain…A permit once granted to convicts allowing them to leave prison under certain circumstances; used especially of convicts transported to the British colonies
Meaning
1 sensesA permit once granted to convicts allowing them to leave prison under certain circumstances; used especially of convicts transported to the British colonies
a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions
Forms
plural: tickets-of-leaveLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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