noun
- a small seal, especially one set in a ring, used to authenticate documents
- a signet ring
Examples
- The king pressed his signet into the warm wax to seal the letter.
- She inherited her grandfather’s gold signet ring.
- The document bore the official signet of the court.
- He used his family signet to mark important correspondence.
- The signet left a clear impression in the red wax.
- Medieval nobles often wore signet rings as symbols of authority.