common seal

British  

noun

1. the official seal of a corporate body

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common seal

It’s also a vital food source for many fish, sharks, marine mammals and birds — namely the common seal, California sea lion, Chinook salmon, blue shark, Brandt’s cormorant — and, of course, humans.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022

Fresh skins from the common seal were rolled up and kept in a warm place until the hair loosened, then stretched and dried, and afterward scraped and worked until soft.

From Short Sketches from Oldest America by Driggs, John B. (John Beach)

The fraternity had its common seal, and the ordinary powers and privileges of corporations.

From The Influence and Development of English Gilds As Illustrated by the History of the Craft Gilds of Shrewsbury by Hibbert, Francis Aiden

I now assert—neither was it a common seal nor a sea-elephant, its great length and its totally differing physiognomy precluding the possibility of its being a 'Phoca' of any species.

From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)

"They assembled in chapter, had a common seal, held courts as lords of the manor."

From Holborn and Bloomsbury The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir