broad seal

noun

1. the official seal of a country or state.

broad seal

noun

1. the official seal of a nation and its government

Word History and Origins

Origin of broad seal¹

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

She folded them, sealed one with the broad seal, and then locked them up in her box till wanted.

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In 1660 he sued out his pardon for all offences 'under the broad seal of England.'

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Is it not rather the broad seal of attestation to that heaven born principle, "It is safe to do right."

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They shone, they walked like a people that carried the broad seal of heaven about them.

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At this hour the nation put the broad seal of its approbation on all his past course.

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