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signet definition

sig·net (sig′nit)

noun

  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

Etymology: ME < MFr, dim. of signe, a sign

transitive verb

to stamp or make official with a signet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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