blanc-seing

== French == === Etymology === From blanc (“white”) and seing (“signature”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɑ̃.sɛ̃/ === Noun === blanc-seing m (plural blanc-seings or blancs-seings) blank signature a document so signed, a blank check etc. (figuratively) carte blanche, license, free rein 2021 (November 22), Agence France-Presse, "Kyle Rittenhouse dit qu’il soutient Black Lives Matter," La Presse: === Further reading === “blanc-seing”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012