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signet

[ sig-nit ]

noun

  1. a small seal, as on a finger ring.
  2. a small official seal for legal documents, contracts, etc.
  3. an impression made by or as if by a signet.


verb (used with object)

  1. to stamp or mark with a signet.

signet

/ ˈsɪɡnɪt /

noun

  1. a small seal, esp one as part of a finger ring
  2. a seal used to stamp or authenticate documents
  3. the impression made by such a seal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to stamp or authenticate with a signet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • un·signet·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of signet1

1300–50; Middle English < Old French ( sign, -et ); compare Medieval Latin signētum
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Word History and Origins

Origin of signet1

C14: from Medieval Latin signētum a little seal, from Latin signum a sign
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Example Sentences

Evident today was a new signet ring that Carole has recently taken to wearing on the little finger of her right hand.

He wears a real pearl stud and a good signet ring; also a gold wrist watch, face broken and hands stopped at seven-fifteen.

In the end, therefore, it was he who took the signet ring and the letter the prince had written and brought back the gold.

But for the dark circles about the eyes and mouth, the unmistakeable signet of Death, he might have seemed in perfect health.

And that figure upon the shields is the sacred sign that was engraved upon his signet-ring.

Of all the large Algerian cities, Constantina is that which has best preserved its primitive signet.

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