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sigillography

sigillography noun: the study of seals, especially those attached to documents.

Noun

sigillography (uncountable)

  1. The study of seals, especially those attached to documents.
    Synonyms:
    sphragistics

Synonyms of sigillography

Origin of sigillography

From Latin sigillum (“small image”), + -graphy.

Questions about sigillography

What does sigillography mean?
Sigillography means the study of seals, especially those attached to documents.
What part of speech is sigillography?
Sigillography is a noun.

Words near sigillography in the dictionary

  1. sigillographer
  2. sigillographers
  3. sigillographic
  4. sigillographical
  5. sigillographically
  6. sigillography
  7. sigills
  8. sigillum
  9. sigils
  10. sigint
  11. sigints

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