signet ring

Noun

Meaning

a ring bearing a signet

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

seal ring seal postage stamp class ring school ring pinkie ring ducal signet ring hardy ring ring seal graduation ring high school ring

Hypernyms

band ring

Examples

A signet ring featuring a family crest of the Zechariah Seal variety. Source: Internet

Alexander saw Darius’s dead body in the wagon, and took the signet ring off the dead king’s finger. Source: Internet

And they sought after pure olive oil to light the lamps therewith, but could not find any, except one bowl that was sealed with the signet ring of the High Priest from the days of Samuel the prophet and they knew that it was pure. Source: Internet

Eder (2005), 25. Eck (2003), 56. Augustus prepared to hand down his signet ring to his favored general Agrippa. Source: Internet

In the Book of Haggai, God refers to Zerubbabel as "my servant" as King David was, and says he will make him as a "signet ring," as King Jehoiachin was (Haggai 2:23; cf. Jer 22:24). Source: Internet

The signet ring symbolized a ring worn on the hand of Yahweh, showing that a king held divine favour. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

signet signet clerk signet keeper signeted signetted signeur