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Definition of: signet
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(sig′nit) noun
1. A seal; especially, in England, one of the seals of the sovereign, used in sealing his private letters and bills of grants, etc.
2. An impression made by or as if by a seal.
—v.t. To mark or make official with a signet or seal. ♦ Homophone: cygnet. [<F, dim. of signe sign <L signum]
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