sign manual

noun, plural signs manual.

a personal signature, especially that of a sovereign or official on a public document.

Origin of sign manual

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby sign manual

signifying, sign-in, signing, signiory, sign language, sign manual, sign of aggregation, sign-off, sign of the cross, sign of the zodiac, sign-on

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Example sentences from the Web for sign manual

We may observe that the article of Purveyance is here very gently touched upon, and confined to a sign-manual.
Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times; Regal, Noble, Gentilitial, and Miscellaneous|Samuel Pegge
Sir William has since published a hand imprint used as a sign-manual and printed in 1858.
Dactylography|Henry Faulds
On being satisfied of its accuracy, the Baron marks the signature as "revised;" and in due time the sign-manual is affixed to it.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 427, May, 1851|Various
He was preaching that severity which is the sign-manual of youth and hope.
Twelve Types|G.K. Chesterton

Nevertheless, his sign-manual is content with humble and stagnant conditions.
Modern Essays|John Macy

British Dictionary definitions for sign manual

sign manual

noun

law a person's signature in his own hand, esp that of a sovereign on an official document

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单词	sign manual
释义	sign manual noun, plural signs manual. a personal signature, especially that of a sovereign or official on a public document. Origin of sign manual late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50 Words nearby sign manual signifying, sign-in, signing, signiory, sign language, sign manual, sign of aggregation, sign-off, sign of the cross, sign of the zodiac, sign-on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sign manual We may observe that the article of Purveyance is here very gently touched upon, and confined to a sign-manual. Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times; Regal, Noble, Gentilitial, and Miscellaneous\|Samuel Pegge Sir William has since published a hand imprint used as a sign-manual and printed in 1858. Dactylography\|Henry Faulds On being satisfied of its accuracy, the Baron marks the signature as "revised;" and in due time the sign-manual is affixed to it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 427, May, 1851\|Various He was preaching that severity which is the sign-manual of youth and hope. Twelve Types\|G.K. Chesterton Nevertheless, his sign-manual is content with humble and stagnant conditions. Modern Essays\|John Macy British Dictionary definitions for sign manual sign manual noun law a person's signature in his own hand, esp that of a sovereign on an official document Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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