broad seal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of broad seal
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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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
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