sign manualn.

Brit.

/ˌsʌɪn ˈmanjʊəl/,

/ˌsʌɪn ˈmanjᵿl/, U.S.

/ˌsaɪn ˈmænjə(wə)l/

Inflections: Plural signs manual.

Forms: see sign n. and manual adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: sign n., manual adj.

Etymology: < sign n. + manual adj., in sense 1 probably after Middle French seing manuel, signe manuel (late 14th cent.); compare also post-classical Latin signum manuale (from 1429 in British sources), and earlier signum manus (from 7th cent. in British sources).

1. An autograph signature, esp. that of the sovereign, serving to authenticate a document. Also in extended use.

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society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > personal identification > signature > [noun]

sign manual1416

hand-writ1483

firm1574

signature1579

significature1625

subscripta1704

autograph1796

moniker1851

John Hancock1885

John Henry1914

1416 King James I Let. 30 Jan. in W. Fraser Douglas Bk. (1885) IV. 234 Writtyn..at Stratforde Awe, the penultyma day of Janueir, vndyr our propir signe manuele and signet.

1428 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 83 (MED) Þerto I [sc. Walter Newent] point my signet and my syne manuell.

1459 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1459 §26. m. 4 All the lordes..and every of theym..settyng therto his seale and signe manuell, as here under apperith.

1535 Wardrobe Acct. Henry VIII in Archaeologia (1789) 9 252 Geven under oure signe manuelle, at oure castille of Wyndesore.

a1555 J. Bradford Two Notable Serm. (1574) sig. H.vi You are accepted into Gods fauour,..& are endued with the good spirit of God, euen the seale & signe manuell of your election in Christ.

1560 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 112 Thiese our Lettres signed with our signemanuell shalbe your sufficient warraunt.

1648 King Charles I Let. in K. M. Toms Notes on Combe Martin (1902) 37 Giuen under our Sign Manuel At Court at Newport.

1688 in Pennsylvania Arch. (1852) I. 103 Untill Wee shall send you New Orders under Our sign manual.

1724 J. Swift Some Observ. Wood's Half-pence 20 Orders, and Directions..have been issued under the Royal Sign Manual.

1764 T. Hutchinson Hist. Colony Massachusets-Bay, 1628–91 (1765) 344 They were distinguished by King James.., by a letter under his sign manual.

1818 W. Scott Let. 14 Jan. (1933) V. 49 The Crown room..was opend by certain Commissioners under authority of a sign manual.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. vi. 671 The Royal sign-manual, or signature of the Sovereign, is usually written on the upper-left-hand corner of the instrument.

1885 Cent. Mag. May 45/1 Incongruities are the signs-manual of a rural bard.

1928 G. G. Coulton Art & Reformation viii. 143 ‘Banker-marks’, that is, the mason's sign-manual which he set on his finished stone before it left the banker, or working-bench.

1974 Halsbury's Laws of Eng. VIII. 607 A pardon in respect of any offence, if granted by warrant under the royal sign manual,..has now the same effect as a pardon under the Great Seal.

2008 D. Starkey Henry (2009) xix. 273 The same day at Greenwich Henry affixed his..sign manual to a similar number of signed bills for the lord chamberlain.

2. A sign made with the hand or hands. Now rare.

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society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [noun]

sign manual1825

hand signal1862

shaka1978

1825 N. H. Carter in Lett. from Europe (1827) xxxiv. 394 Near the top of the column six hands are portrayed in different positions, so as to spell his name, according to the signs manual adopted in his system of education.

1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians I. xvi. 116 Commands, which were uniformly given by signs-manual.

1892 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 Dec. 781/2 It seems within the bounds of probability that the prehistoric sign-manual may be reverted to.

1906 Educ. Outlook 2 July 298/1 Many of you must have seen such a teacher, by means of the signs manual in music, play upon his class literally as he would upon an organ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sign manual
释义	sign manualn. Brit. /ˌsʌɪn ˈmanjʊəl/, /ˌsʌɪn ˈmanjᵿl/, U.S. /ˌsaɪn ˈmænjə(wə)l/ Inflections: Plural signs manual. Forms: see sign n. and manual adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: sign n., manual adj. Etymology: < sign n. + manual adj., in sense 1 probably after Middle French seing manuel, signe manuel (late 14th cent.); compare also post-classical Latin signum manuale (from 1429 in British sources), and earlier signum manus (from 7th cent. in British sources). 1. An autograph signature, esp. that of the sovereign, serving to authenticate a document. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > personal identification > signature > [noun] sign manual1416 hand-writ1483 firm1574 signature1579 significature1625 subscripta1704 autograph1796 moniker1851 John Hancock1885 John Henry1914 1416 King James I Let. 30 Jan. in W. Fraser Douglas Bk. (1885) IV. 234 Writtyn..at Stratforde Awe, the penultyma day of Janueir, vndyr our propir signe manuele and signet. 1428 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 83 (MED) Þerto I [sc. Walter Newent] point my signet and my syne manuell. 1459 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Nov. 1459 §26. m. 4 All the lordes..and every of theym..settyng therto his seale and signe manuell, as here under apperith. 1535 Wardrobe Acct. Henry VIII in Archaeologia (1789) 9 252 Geven under oure signe manuelle, at oure castille of Wyndesore. a1555 J. Bradford Two Notable Serm. (1574) sig. H.vi You are accepted into Gods fauour,..& are endued with the good spirit of God, euen the seale & signe manuell of your election in Christ. 1560 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 112 Thiese our Lettres signed with our signemanuell shalbe your sufficient warraunt. 1648 King Charles I Let. in K. M. Toms Notes on Combe Martin (1902) 37 Giuen under our Sign Manuel At Court at Newport. 1688 in Pennsylvania Arch. (1852) I. 103 Untill Wee shall send you New Orders under Our sign manual. 1724 J. Swift Some Observ. Wood's Half-pence 20 Orders, and Directions..have been issued under the Royal Sign Manual. 1764 T. Hutchinson Hist. Colony Massachusets-Bay, 1628–91 (1765) 344 They were distinguished by King James.., by a letter under his sign manual. 1818 W. Scott Let. 14 Jan. (1933) V. 49 The Crown room..was opend by certain Commissioners under authority of a sign manual. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. vi. 671 The Royal sign-manual, or signature of the Sovereign, is usually written on the upper-left-hand corner of the instrument. 1885 Cent. Mag. May 45/1 Incongruities are the signs-manual of a rural bard. 1928 G. G. Coulton Art & Reformation viii. 143 ‘Banker-marks’, that is, the mason's sign-manual which he set on his finished stone before it left the banker, or working-bench. 1974 Halsbury's Laws of Eng. VIII. 607 A pardon in respect of any offence, if granted by warrant under the royal sign manual,..has now the same effect as a pardon under the Great Seal. 2008 D. Starkey Henry (2009) xix. 273 The same day at Greenwich Henry affixed his..sign manual to a similar number of signed bills for the lord chamberlain. 2. A sign made with the hand or hands. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [noun] sign manual1825 hand signal1862 shaka1978 1825 N. H. Carter in Lett. from Europe (1827) xxxiv. 394 Near the top of the column six hands are portrayed in different positions, so as to spell his name, according to the signs manual adopted in his system of education. 1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians I. xvi. 116 Commands, which were uniformly given by signs-manual. 1892 Chambers's Jrnl. 3 Dec. 781/2 It seems within the bounds of probability that the prehistoric sign-manual may be reverted to. 1906 Educ. Outlook 2 July 298/1 Many of you must have seen such a teacher, by means of the signs manual in music, play upon his class literally as he would upon an organ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1416
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