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Signet

Signet Meaning & Definition
Signet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Signet?

[n] a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)

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See Also | seal | seal ring | signet ring | stamp

Signet In Webster's Dictionary

\Sig"net\, n. [OF. signet a signet, F., a bookmark, dim. of signe. See {Sign}, n., 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. --Shak. {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.

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