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
{i} seal, small stamp used to mark official documents; imprint, mark made by a signet
A signet ring is a ring which has a flat oval or circular section at the front with a pattern or letters carved into it. A finger ring bearing an engraved signet. Also called seal ring. a ring that has a signet on it
A signet ring is a ring that was used as a means of identification for relatively important people The signet ring was engraved with a symbol (a coat of arms or initials) identifying a particular person Some signet rings also had intaglio-carved seals The earliest-known signet rings date from ancient Egypt, thousands of years ago