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sign manual

UK/ˌsʌɪn ˈmanjʊəl/

sign manual noun: an authentic signature; (especially), the signature of a sovereign, used to validate a formal document.

Noun

sign manual (plural signs manual)

  1. An authentic signature; (especially), the signature of a sovereign, used to validate a formal document.
    • We were undeceived by the King's sign manual for our embodying, which was issued May 10th 1760.1789, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs of My Life, Penguin, published 1990, page 124

sign manual meaning in Tamil

sign manual in Tamil

துல்லியம்

Forms of sign manual

pluralsigns manual

Origin of sign manual

From sign + manual, probably after Middle French signe manuel.

Questions about sign manual

What does sign manual mean?
Sign manual means an authentic signature; (especially), the signature of a sovereign, used to validate a formal document.
What is sign manual in Tamil?
Sign manual in Tamil is துல்லியம். See Sign manual meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sign manual?
Sign manual is a noun.
How do you pronounce sign manual?
Sign manual is pronounced /ˌsʌɪn ˈmanjʊəl/ (UK).
What is the plural of sign manual?
The plural of sign manual is signs manual.

Words near sign manual in the dictionary

  1. sign language
  2. sign languages
  3. sign linguist
  4. sign linguistics
  5. sign linguists
  6. sign manual
  7. sign name
  8. sign names
  9. sign of contradiction
  10. sign of life
  11. sign of the cross

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sign manual (page history and authors); sign manual (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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