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signet

Signet (noun) means an object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.

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An object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.
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Etymology

From Old French signet (“small seal”), from Medieval Latin signētum, diminutive of Latin signum (“sign”).

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"signet" (noun) means an object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.

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