Found 2 items, similar to signet ring.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: signet ring
signet ring
n : a ring bearing a signet [syn:
seal ring]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Signet ring
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; -- called also
privy signet.
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I had my father's signet in my purse. --Shak.
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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.
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