French, from laissez passer let (someone) pass
1914, in the meaning defined above
laissez-faireism
laissez-passer
lait
“Laissez-passer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laissez-passer. Accessed 23 Aug. 2024.
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