sigil
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈsɪdʒɪl/
- Archaic
:
sello
- Nix's SIGIL is tattooed on the middle of his forehead.
- House sigil
- sigil of the king
Examples
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To complete the contract, she pressed her sigil into the wax seal.
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Regardie, who wrote, the word Sigil merely means 'signature'.
Blog text (20) -
How discouraging that there was no fecal-upchuck sigil!
Blog text (17) -
Beside it was the crescent moon that had become the Fiernan national sigil.
Fiction book (2000) -
The poster renders the author's (George R.R. Martin's) descriptions of each sigil as if he were designing icons for Nike, which he does professionally.
Blog text (28) -
The document was stamped with a sigil to verify its authenticity.
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Each knight in the royal court displayed their family sigil on their armor.
Synonyms
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4.2
An official mark that shows a document is real
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1.0
A mark made by pressing or printing to show official approval
4
9.3
A small seal set in a ring for marking papers as official
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5.3
An official seal used to show a United States government document is real
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sigil comes from the Latin sigillum 'small seal' and from signum 'sign', the same root as the word sign. So a sigil was used as a real seal or mark to show who had authority, which is why it can mean an official seal or signet.