Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

sphragistics

[sfruh-jis-tiks]
noun (used with a singular verb)
  1. the scientific study of seals or signet rings.
Show More

Origin of sphragistics

First recorded in 1830–40; see origin at sphragistic, -ics
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for sphragistics

sphragistics

noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the study of seals and signet rings
Show More
Derived Formssphragistic, adjective

Word Origin for sphragistics

C19: from Greek sphragistikos, from sphragizein to seal, from sphragis a seal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012