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Webster 1913 Edition


Signet

Sig′net

,
Noun.
[OF.
signet
a signet, F., a bookmark, dim. of
signe
. See
Sign
,
Noun.
, and cf.
Sennet
.]
A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by bill under the sign manual; – called also
privy signet
.
I had my father’s
signet
in my purse.
Shakespeare
Signet ring
,
a ring containing a signet or private seal.
Writer to the signet
(Scots Law)
,
a judicial officer who prepares warrants, writs, etc.; originally, a clerk in the office of the secretary of state.

Webster 1828 Edition


Signet

SIG'NET

,
Noun.
A seal; particularly in Great Britain, the seal used by the king in sealing his private letters, and grants that pass by bill under his majesty's hand.

Definition 2024


signet

signet

English

a signet ring

Noun

signet (plural signets)

  1. an object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin
    • c.1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet
      I had my father's signet in my purse, / Which was the model of that Danish seal

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.ɲɛ/

Noun

signet m (plural signets)

  1. bookmark (strip used to mark a place in a book)

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Latin

Verb

signet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of signō