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privy seal

privy seal noun: the personal seal of an English or Scottish monarch.

Noun

privy seal (plural privy seals)

  1. The personal seal of an English or Scottish monarch.
    Synonyms:
    privy signet
  2. A document to which such a seal is attached; specifically, a warrant demanding a loan.
    • Vergil would have seen the queues himself, people summoned by privy seal or letter, or waiting to pay installments of their fines […]2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 313
  3. The position of Keeper of the Privy Seal.

privy seal meaning in Tamil

privy seal in Tamil

அரசமுத்திரை

Synonyms of privy seal

  • privy signet

Forms of privy seal

pluralprivy seals

Words formed from privy seal

Questions about privy seal

What does privy seal mean?
Privy seal means the personal seal of an English or Scottish monarch.
What is privy seal in Tamil?
Privy seal in Tamil is அரசமுத்திரை. See Privy seal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is privy seal?
Privy seal is a noun.
What is the plural of privy seal?
The plural of privy seal is privy seals.

Words near privy seal in the dictionary

  1. privy member
  2. privy members
  3. privy parts
  4. Privy Purse
  5. Privy Purses
  6. privy seal
  7. privy seals
  8. privy-house
  9. privy-houses
  10. prix
  11. prix fixe

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