Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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patent : (m.) asādhāraṇādhikāra. (adj.) supākaṭa; laddhabala. (v.t.) visiṭṭhādhikāraṃ labhati. (pp.) laddhavisiṭṭhādikāra.
Source
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A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]