signa

American  

[sig-nuh] / ˈsɪg nə /

verb

1. (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.

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Etymology

Origin of signa

< Latin signā, 2nd person singular present imperative active of signāre; sign

Example Sentences

The cult of the battle signa among the Roman legions is attested by a number of ancient writers.

From The New Yorker • May 6, 1955

The Latin for indices and tokens is signa or indicia; the French is preuves.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Raraque per caelum cum venti nubila portant tempore nocturno, tum splendida signa videntur labier adversum nimbos atque ire superne.

From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.

Nos igitur veteres figuras atque umbras, et veritatis notas, et signa ecclesiæ tradita, complectentes, gratiam, et veritatem anteponimus, quam ut plenitudinem legis acceptimus.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

By some it has been identified with the Hebrew mazzaroth, the Lucifer of the Vulgate; by others with mazzaloth, the duodecim signa of the Vulgate; while Professor M.A.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various