pratique

[ pra-teek, prat-ik; French pra-teek ]

/ præˈtik, ˈpræt ɪk; French praˈtik /

license or permission to use a port, given to a ship after quarantine or on showing a clean bill of health.

Origin of pratique

1600–10; < French: practice < Medieval Latin practica. See practice

The harbour doctor had not even thought it worth while to mention the change of government when he gave me pratique.

The Cruise of the 'Alerte' |E. F. Knight
Hand over your bill of health, that I may see whether you can have pratique.'

The Cruise of the 'Alerte' |E. F. Knight
It is for a pretty girl, comrades,' Pratique said, and ten cloaks were thrown to him.

Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete |Guy de Maupassant
Too late for pratique, we had nothing to do but turn in early, and get ready to go ashore at sunrise.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 |Various

They couldn't get clearance—they couldn't even get pratique!

Never-Fail Blake |Arthur Stringer

pratique

/ (ˈprætiːk, præˈtiːk) /

formal permission given to a vessel to use a foreign port upon satisfying the requirements of local health authorities

C17: from French, from Medieval Latin practica practice