Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pratique"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pratique \Prat"ique\, n. [F.; cf. It. pratica, Sp. practica. See
{Practice}.]
1. (Com.) Primarily, liberty of converse; intercourse; hence,
a certificate, given after compliance with quarantine
regulations, permitting a ship to land passengers and
crew; -- a term used particularly in the south of Europe.
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