sign manual

sign manual
noun
the signature of a sovereign on an official document
Hypernyms: ↑signature

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noun (plural signs manual)
1.
a. : signature; specifically : the king's signature on a royal grant or charter placed at the top of the document
b. : an identifying mark or device
2. : a hand gesture for conveying a command or message

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pl. signs manual.
a personal signature, esp. that of a sovereign or official on a public document.
[1400-50; late ME]

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sign manual,
1. a person's signature, especially that of a sovereign or magistrate, that authenticates an official document.
2. a distinctively individual sign, stamp, or quality.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sign manual — n. a personal signature, esp. that of a monarch on an official document …   English World dictionary

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  • sign-manual — sign manˈual noun A signature, esp a king s • • • Main Entry: ↑sign …   Useful english dictionary

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  • sign-manual — n. Signature …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • sign manual — A signature. The signature of a monarch on an official document. See 2 Bl Comm 346 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Royal sign-manual — The royal sign manual is the formal name given in the United Kingdom to the autograph signature of the Sovereign.It is by affixing the royal sign manual that the monarch expresses their pleasure either by order, commission or warrant.A sign… …   Wikipedia

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