sphragistics

[sfruh-jis-tiks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the scientific study of seals or signet rings.

sphragistics

/ sfrəˈdʒɪstɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the study of seals and signet rings

Other Word Forms

• sphragistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sphragistics¹

First recorded in 1830–40; sphragistic, -ics

Word History and Origins

Origin of sphragistics¹

C19: from Greek sphragistikos, from sphragizein to seal, from sphragis a seal