Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
carta de mercê
English translation:
charter of donation
Added to glossary by
Tania Pires
Jan 26, 2017 09:39
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Portuguese term
Portugal
EN Translator
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
, Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
carta de mercê
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
History
Jewish community
'A Comuna, regulada por Carta de Mercê de D. João I...'
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | charter |
Matheus Chaud
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| 4 +2 | letter of donation, letter of concession |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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| 3 | letters patent |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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Proposed translations
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Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
charter
carta de mercê = alvará:
https://books.google.com.br/books?id=fC87AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA65&lp...
charter = an official agreement or statement that makes rules for something
(MacMillan)
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Também me pareceu uma solução meio "genérica".
Achei mais um documento que afirma que cartas de mercê = alvará:
Colecção oficial de legislação portuguesa
https://books.google.com.br/books?id=cZAvAQAAMAAJ - Translate this page
Alvarás, ou Cartas de Mercê, e Privilegios
Vi quem traduzisse por letter of grace, mas o problema é que este termo é usado com muita frequência com conotações religiosas, o que aqui me parece descabido.
Note from asker:
| Obrigada, Matheus! Também coloquei "charter", mas sinto que falta qualquer coisa porque isso é o nome que normalmente se dá às cartas da época, mas a "mercê"? É que não consigo perceber muito bem o que é... |
| Prefiro charter e sempre traduzi as cartas da época como "charter". Portanto, a não ser que alguém me consiga esclarecer a "mercê", acho que vou manter "charter". |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
1 hr
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian , Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
letter of donation, letter of concession
Primeiramente uma explicação do que vem a ser uma carta de mercê aqui:
The Evolution of the Portuguese Atlantic: Essays in Honour of Ursula ...
https://books.google.no/books?id=Xkk8AwAAQBAJ - Oversett denne siden
Timothy J. Coates - 2009
Cartas de mercê or de doação, were documents over the royal signature (and between ... The first such concessions applied to Portuguese colonization of the ...
https://books.google.no/books?id=Xkk8AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5...
Inclui o o mais antigo
documento existente na BNP, carta de doação de Vivili Ermiges e suas filhas ao Mosteiro de Santo
[...]
bnportugal.pt
This collection includes the BNP's oldest
document, which is a letter recording a donation by Vivili Ermiges and her daughters to the Santo
[...]
bnportugal.pt
[...] o capital preciso, e com elles obteve do rei Henrique
VII da Inglaterra nova carta de doação das terras que descobrisse.
causamerita.com
[...] probably provided the capital needs, and they won the King
Henry VII of England new letter of donation of land to discover.
History of the Portuguese Navigation in India, 1497-1600
https://books.google.no/books?isbn=8170990467 - Oversett denne siden
K. M. Mathew - 1988 - Goa, Daman and Diu (India)
nautical charts were drawn in Portugal as early as 14th century but we have not ... references about the Portuguese charts.21 A letter of concession from King ...
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The Guide to Knowledge
https://books.google.no › books
William Pinnock - 1836 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries
"Don John, the first of his name, and tenth king of Portugal, finding his kingdom invaded, encamped in the ... Ubb the work was begun, and the king, being at Oporto, issued his letter of donation to the order of St
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António de Noli - WOW.com
www.wow.com › wiki › António_de_Noli
26. jul. 2016 - He discovered some of the Cape Verde islands on behalf of Henry the ... Some of the islands are mentioned in a letter of donation dated 3
The Evolution of the Portuguese Atlantic: Essays in Honour of Ursula ...
https://books.google.no/books?id=Xkk8AwAAQBAJ - Oversett denne siden
Timothy J. Coates - 2009
Cartas de mercê or de doação, were documents over the royal signature (and between ... The first such concessions applied to Portuguese colonization of the ...
https://books.google.no/books?id=Xkk8AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5...
Inclui o o mais antigo
documento existente na BNP, carta de doação de Vivili Ermiges e suas filhas ao Mosteiro de Santo
[...]
bnportugal.pt
This collection includes the BNP's oldest
document, which is a letter recording a donation by Vivili Ermiges and her daughters to the Santo
[...]
bnportugal.pt
[...] o capital preciso, e com elles obteve do rei Henrique
VII da Inglaterra nova carta de doação das terras que descobrisse.
causamerita.com
[...] probably provided the capital needs, and they won the King
Henry VII of England new letter of donation of land to discover.
History of the Portuguese Navigation in India, 1497-1600
https://books.google.no/books?isbn=8170990467 - Oversett denne siden
K. M. Mathew - 1988 - Goa, Daman and Diu (India)
nautical charts were drawn in Portugal as early as 14th century but we have not ... references about the Portuguese charts.21 A letter of concession from King ...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2017-01-26 13:52:20 GMT)
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The Guide to Knowledge
https://books.google.no › books
William Pinnock - 1836 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries
"Don John, the first of his name, and tenth king of Portugal, finding his kingdom invaded, encamped in the ... Ubb the work was begun, and the king, being at Oporto, issued his letter of donation to the order of St
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Note added at 9 hrs (2017-01-26 18:56:09 GMT)
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António de Noli - WOW.com
www.wow.com › wiki › António_de_Noli
26. jul. 2016 - He discovered some of the Cape Verde islands on behalf of Henry the ... Some of the islands are mentioned in a letter of donation dated 3
Note from asker:
| Obrigada pela explicação! Encontrei "charter of donation". "Letter of donation" parece estar muito associada com a religião cristã. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
IsabellaBaltar
: Letter of concession
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Obrigado pelo agree e pelo comentário!
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Catherine Howard
: Letter of concession or of donation are both good. "Letter"is better than "charter" since private citizens could also give land this way. They weren't just religious, but carried the force of law. Religion & politics were closely linked at the time.
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Obrigado pelo agree e pelo comentário!
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19 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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60
letters patent
An Anglo-Saxon equivalent if you want to avoid the religious ties and connotations:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_patentLetters patent (always in the plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president, or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_patentLetters patent (always in the plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, president, or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation.
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