cachet

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an indication of approved or superior status
noun a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
noun a seal on a letter

Borrowed from French cachet, first appearing in Scottish English, from 1630.

Do you like the white seal?” “Cachet blanc,” prompted the Tatar. — Anna Karenina, Leo, graf Tolstoy
The trousers, it must be said, had a certain cachet of distinction. — Americans All: Stories of American Life of To-Day, Unknown
Soup was brought up to her, and one of Winifred's pet headache cachets. — The Forsyte Saga - Complete, John Galsworthy

seal, seal of approval

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