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

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Example Sentences

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broad seal

With the poor I make my treaty; and the heart of man Sets the broad seal of its allegiance there, And ratifies the compact.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Margaret Fuller

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 Maurice Henry Hewlett

The combined powers of Europe have placed their broad seal of disapprobation upon the African slave trade.

From Walker's Appeal, with a Brief Sketch of His Life And Also Garnet's Address to the Slaves of the United States of America by David Walker

The long, sleeveless surcoat seen over King John’s mail on his broad seal goes through the century and is often embroidered with arms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

This letter was written in the Muscovian tongue, in letters much like to the Greek letters, very fair written on paper with a broad seal hanging at the same, sealed in paper upon wax.

From Discovery of Muscovy by Richard Hakluyt

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