broad seal

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noun

the official seal of a country or state.

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Origin of broad seal

First recorded in 1530–40

Words nearby broad seal

Broadmoor, broadness, broad reach, Broad River, Broads, broad seal, broadsheet, broad shoulders, have, broadside, broad-spectrum, broadsword

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How to use broad seal in a sentence

She folded them, sealed one with the broad seal, and then locked them up in her box till wanted.
A Search For A Secret (Vol 3 of 3)|G. A. Henty
In 1660 he sued out his pardon for all offences 'under the broad seal of England.'
The Continental Monthly, Vol. IV. October, 1863, No. IV.|Various
Is it not rather the broad seal of attestation to that heaven born principle, "It is safe to do right."
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus|American Anti-Slavery Society
They shone, they walked like a people that carried the broad seal of heaven about them.
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners|John Bunyan

At this hour the nation put the broad seal of its approbation on all his past course.
Men of Our Times|Harriet Beecher Stowe

British Dictionary definitions for broad seal

broad seal

noun

the official seal of a nation and its government

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