signet

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We should throw something into the lake I have not got a ring, except the one you gave me," he answered; for his signet was on his finger.

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  1. noun A seal, especially one used officially to mark documents.
  2. noun The impression made with such a seal.
  3. transitive verb To mark or endorse with a signet.

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  • Given under our signet, at our said Castle of Touque, the 9th day of August To the Mayor, Sheriffs, Aldermen, and good people of our City of London. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Henri of Monmouth Vol. II by J. Endell Tyler
  • And may our Lord have you always in his holy keeping.—Given under our signet, at Shrewsbury, the 15th day of May Two days only after the date of this epistle, Hotspur despatched another letter from Denbigh, which seems to convey the first intimation of his dissatisfaction with the King's government; a feeling which rapidly grew stronger, and led probably to the subsequent outbreaking of his violence and rebellion. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Henri of Monmouth Vol. I by J. Endell Tyler
  • His signet is the Fisherman's; No sceptre does he bear; In meek and lowly majesty He rules from Peter's Chair: And yet from ev'ry tribe and tongue, From clime and zone, Three hundred million voices sing, The glory of his throne, Three hundred million voices sing, The glory of his throne 4. —  The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book
  • Let me go Give me thy signet--trust me with the rest Sar. —  The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry
  • And were the clasped hands (now the common symbol of Benefit Clubs) ever used as a signet, prior to their adoption as such by the early Christians in their wedding rings; or, did these rings {119} bear any other motto, or posy, than "Fides annulus castus" (i. e. simplex et sine gemmâ J. SANSOM George Steevens._--Can any of your readers inform me whether a memoir of George Steevens, the Shakspearian commentator, ever was published? —  Notes and Queries, Number 68, February 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
 

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of signe, sign; see sign.

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  1. =D. G. Swedish Danish signet, from French signet, a signet, seal, stamp, Old French sinet. signet =Provencal signet =Portuguese sinete =Italian segnetto, from Middle Latin signetum, diminutive of Latin signum, a sign, token: see sign.
 

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/ˈsɪgnɛt/
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