Brewer's: Bulletin

French for a certificate. An official report of an officer to his superior, or of medical attendants respecting the health of persons of notoriety; so called because they were authenticated by an official bulla or seal. (Spanish, botetin, a warrant; Italian, bullettino, a roll.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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