privy seal

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noun

(in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.

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Origin of privy seal

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Words nearby privy seal

privy, privy chamber, privy coat, privy council, privy purse, privy seal, prix fixe, Prix Goncourt, prize, prize court, prizefight

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How to use privy seal in a sentence

Fellow SEAL Matt Bissonnette also claims to have shot bin Laden.
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Vreeland believes that in the end, his grandmother put her subtle seal of approval on his lifestyle.
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Simultaneously, a brigade of mercenaries and Congolese soldiers would seal off the city and expel the guerrillas.
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Now the lead breacher explained how he cut through the steel doors bin Laden used to seal himself into the compound at night.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The father had known tragedy with the death of his son, the former SEAL, when he was just 51.
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In truth, it was so intently engaged with a sleeping seal that it had not observed the approach of the sledge.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
With this I will end this letter, leaving it in this state until it is time to seal it, in case anything should occur to be added.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
On breaking the seal, a letter at the top of a bundle of papers presented itself.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
It has been said that the Duke betrayed the Bourbons and was privy to the Emperor's return, but this is a calumny.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Richard Cromwell's parliament dissolved by commission under the great seal, at the instance of Desborough.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for privy seal

privy seal

noun

(often capitals) (in Britain) a seal affixed to certain documents issued by royal authority: of less rank and importance than the great seal

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