broad seal

American  

noun

1. the official seal of a country or state.

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broad seal British  

noun

1. the official seal of a nation and its government

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Etymology

Origin of broad seal

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

And now He puts, as it were, the broad seal upon the charter and says, 'Amen!

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah by Maclaren, Alexander

The broad seal was impressed with Winthrop's coat-of-arms.

From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

"By this token," said the seneschal haughtily, at the same time drawing out a formal instrument, to which was appended the broad seal of the ancient house of Fitz-Eustace.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John

He now held up the document from which he had read, and which contained his authority; the broad seal of the state dangling from the parchment, distinctly in the sight of the whole gang.

From Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia by Simms, William Gilmore

When I handed him the Prothonotary's letter, and he saw the broad seal, he bowed quite low; the letter read, he took me by the hand and led me to the loggia of his house.

From Earthwork out of Tuscany Being Impressions and Translations of Maurice Hewlett by Hewlett, Maurice Henry