sign manual

noun, plural signs manual.

a personal signature, especially that of a sovereign or official on a public document.

Nearby words

sigmund, sign, sign away, sign in, sign language, sign manual, sign of aggregation, sign of the cross, sign of the zodiac, sign off, sign on

Origin of sign manual

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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Examples from the Web for sign manual

We may observe that the article of Purveyance is here very gently touched upon, and confined to a sign-manual.
Curialia Miscellanea, or Anecdotes of Old Times; Regal, Noble, Gentilitial, and Miscellaneous|Samuel Pegge
Sir William has since published a hand imprint used as a sign-manual and printed in 1858.
Dactylography|Henry Faulds
On being satisfied of its accuracy, the Baron marks the signature as "revised;" and in due time the sign-manual is affixed to it.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 427, May, 1851|Various
He was preaching that severity which is the sign-manual of youth and hope.
Twelve Types|G.K. Chesterton

Nevertheless, his sign-manual is content with humble and stagnant conditions.
Modern Essays|John Macy

British Dictionary definitions for sign manual

sign manual

noun

law a person's signature in his own hand, esp that of a sovereign on an official document

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sign manual

noun, plural signs manual.

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sign manual

noun