signet

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English [edit]

a signet ring

Etymology [edit]

From Medieval Latin signētum, diminutive of Latin signum (“sign”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (US) IPA: /ˈsɪɡ.nət/

Noun [edit]

signet (plural signets)

  1. an object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin
    • c.1600: William Shakespeare, Hamlet - I had my father's signet in my purse, / Which was the model of that Danish seal;

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French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /si.ɲɛ/

Noun [edit]

signet m (plural signets)

  1. bookmark (strip used to mark a place in a book)

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Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

signet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of signō
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