Usually means: Formal letters conveying royal commands.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word letters missive:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. letters missive: Merriam-Webster
  2. letters missive: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. letters missive: Wordnik
  4. Letters missive, letters missive: Dictionary.com
  5. Letters Missive: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  6. letters missive: FreeDictionary.org
  7. Letters missive: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. letters missive: Legal dictionary

(Note: See letter_missive as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (letter missive)

noun:  An official letter on matters of common interest, sent to members of a church.
noun:  A letter from the sovereign addressed to a dean and chapter, naming the person they are to elect bishop.
▸ Also see letter_missive


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