Noun: cachet ka'shey [N. Amer], 'ka,shey [Brit]
- An indication of approved or superior status
"The product proudly displayed the consumer association's cachet of approval";
- seal, seal of approval
- A high standing achieved through success, influence or wealth etc.
"he wanted to achieve power and cachet";
- prestige, prestigiousness
- A seal on a letter
"The official document bore the cachet of the royal court"
- (law) a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
"The nobleman fell out of favour and was imprisoned by a lettre de cachet";
- lettre de cachet
Derived forms: cachets
Type of: accolade, award, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], laurels, seal, stamp, standing, warrant
Encyclopedia: Cachet, Markham