signet

Etymology

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

noun

  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
    To carry pure death in an earring, a casket, A signet, a fan-mount, a filigree basket! 1844, Robert Browning, The Labratory

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