common seal

British  

noun

1. the official seal of a corporate body

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Example Sentences

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

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)

Notwithstanding the absence of external ears the common seal has a remarkable sense of hearing and a keen taste for sweet sounds.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various

This society is incorporated with the usual clauses, hath power to receive benefactions, purchase lands, keep a common seal, &c.

From A Proposal for the Better Supplying of Churches in Our Foreign Plantations, and for Converting the Savage Americans to Christianity by Berkeley, George

They were a corporate body and could have a common seal.

From A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Bell, Edward Allen