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SIGNET
signet
(noun) a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
signet (plural signets)
an object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin
Anagrams
• get-ins, ingest, stinge, tinges
Source: Wiktionary
Sig"net, n. Etym: [OF. signet a signet, F., a bookmark, dim. of signe. See Sign, n., and cf. Sennet.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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