signet
    n 1: a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)

Signet \Sig"net\, n. [OF. signet a signet, F., a bookmark, dim.
   of signe. See Sign, n., and cf. Sennet.]
   A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the
   sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by
   bill under the sign manual; -- called also privy signet.
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         I had my father's signet in my purse.    --Shak.
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   Signet ring, a ring containing a signet or private seal.

   Writer to the signet (Scots Law), a judicial officer who
      prepares warrants, writs, etc.; originally, a clerk in the
      office of the secretary of state.
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Signet
   a seal used to attest documents (Dan. 6:8-10, 12). In 6:17, this
   word properly denotes a ring. The impression of a signet ring on
   fine clay has recently been discovered among the ruins at
   Nineveh. It bears the name and title of an Egyptian king. Two
   actual signet rings of ancient Egyptian monarchs (Cheops and
   Horus) have also been discovered.
   
     When digging a shaft close to the south wall of the temple
   area, the engineers of the Palestine Exploration Fund, at a
   depth of 12 feet below the surface, came upon a pavement of
   polished stones, formerly one of the streets of the city. Under
   this pavement they found a stratum of 16 feet of concrete, and
   among this concrete, 10 feet down, they found a signet stone
   bearing the inscription, in Old Hebrew characters, "Haggai, son
   of Shebaniah." It has been asked, Might not this be the actual
   seal of Haggai the prophet? We know that he was in Jerusalem
   after the Captivity; and it is somewhat singular that he alone
   of all the minor prophets makes mention of a signet (Hag. 2:23).
   (See SEAL.)