English → Latin
“carte-blanche” in Latin
largiorto grant, bestow, dispense, distribute, impart; to lavish or bestow; to give bribesconcēdōto depart, retire or withdraw, come away, come, go away; to disappear or vanish; to relinquish, concede, relent, subside
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
carte-blanche
licenda. To give anybody carte-blanche, infinitam licentiam alicui dare, largiri or permittene: potestatem alicui facere, concedere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for carte-blanche?
- The usual Latin words for “carte-blanche” are largior, concēdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.