Patent Rolls
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. Rolls containing the records of letters patent granted by the crown since the year 1516. The earlier of these records are deposited in the Tower, the others are in the Rolls' Chapel. Hubback, Ev. Success. 616, 617, where a particular description is given.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
English records of letters patent.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Registers in England in which are recorded all letters patent granted since 3516. 2 Sharsw. Bla. Com. 346; Whart. L. Lex.