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