signet

signet
I. noun Etymology: Middle English small seal, signet ring, from Anglo-French, diminutive of signe sign, seal Date: 14th century 1. a seal used officially to give personal authority to a document in lieu of signature 2. the impression made by or as if by a signet 3. a small intaglio seal (as in a finger ring) II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to stamp or authenticate with a signet

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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Synonyms:
(especially of a sovereign)


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  • signet — [ siɲɛ ] n. m. • 1377; de signe 1 ♦ Réunion de petits rubans pour marquer les pages d un missel, d un bréviaire. ♢ (1718) Ruban fixé par un bout à la tranchefile supérieure d un livre, servant à marquer un endroit du volume. Bande de papier, de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Signet — 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Signet — may refer to: * Signet ring, a ring with a seal set into it, typically by leaving an impression in sealing wax * Signet Books, an imprint of the New American Library * SigneT, a class of racing dinghy, designed in 1961 by Ian Proctor * Signet… …   Wikipedia

  • signet — SIGNÉT, signete, s.n. Panglică subţire ataşată la cotorul unei cărţi pentru a servi ca semn de carte. – Din fr. signet. Trimis de LauraGellner, 22.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  signét s. n., pl. signéte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar… …   Dicționar Român

  • signet — Signet. subst. m. Plusieurs petits rubans, ou filets liez ensemble que l on met dans un livre, particulierement dans un Breviaire, dans un Missel pour marquer les endroits qu on veut trouver aisément. Signet de breviaire. signet pour des heures.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • signet — [sig′nit] n. [ME < MFr, dim. of signe, a SIGN] 1. a seal, esp. one used as a signature in marking documents as official, etc. 2. a mark or impression made by or as by a signet vt. to stamp or make official with a signet …   English World dictionary

  • signet — late 14c., small seal (especially one on a finger ring), from O.Fr. signet a small seal, dim. of signe sign (see SIGN (Cf. sign)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Signet — Signet, 1) in manchen Kanzleiendaskltine Handsiegel ad. Petschaft; 2) so v.w. Handelszeichen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Signēt — (lat.), Handsiegel, Petschaft; insbes. Buchdrucker oder Verlegerzeichen (s. Buchdruckerzeichen) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Signet — Signēt (lat.), s. Druckerzeichen. Notariatssignete, Handzeichen der Notare in Notariatsurkunden …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • signet — index brand, trademark Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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