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signet

UK/ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/

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

signet: an object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document...
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Noun

signet (plural signets)

  1. (historical) An object (especially a ring) formerly used to impress a picture into the sealing wax of a document as a proof of its origin.
    • I had my fathers Signet in my Purse, / Which was the Modell of that Danish Seale:c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    • To carry pure death in an earring, a casket,
      A signet, a fan-mount, a filigree basket!1844, Robert Browning, The Laboratory

signet meaning in Urdu and Kannada

signet in Urdu

signet
مہر mohar

signet in Kannada

ಗುತ್ತು

Forms of signet

pluralsignets

Plural of signet: signets

Origin of signet

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

Words formed from signet

Phrases with signet

Questions about signet

What does signet mean?
Signet 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.
What is signet in Urdu?
Signet in Urdu is مہر (mohar). See Signet meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is signet?
Signet is a noun.
How do you pronounce signet?
Signet is pronounced /ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of signet?
The plural of signet is signets.

Words near signet in the dictionary

  1. signees
  2. signer
  3. signers
  4. signes
  5. signest
  6. signet
  7. signet ring
  8. signet rings
  9. signeted
  10. signeth
  11. signets

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: signet (page history and authors); مہر (Urdu) (page history and authors); signet (Kannada 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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