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Definition of Great seal
1. Noun. The principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty.
Definition of Great seal
1. Proper noun. The official public seal of any of several nations. ¹
2. Noun. The main seal of a nation or state that symbolizes its authority, and with which official documents are stamped. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Great Seal
Literary usage of Great seal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (2001)
"... APPEARED” 368 “ AND FELL ON HIS KNEES BEFORE HIM” 370 “THE great seal—FETCH IT
... great seal ..."
2. Report (1900)
"The design for the great seal of the state of Michigan was presented by the Hon.
... There is also in the same office a description of the great seal, ..."
3. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: Together with an by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1849)
"... being startled at the statute of the 25th year of king Edward III, by which
the counterfeiting the great seal of England is in express terms declared to ..."
4. The Law and Custom of the Constitution by William Reynell Anson (1907)
"(3) The documents to which the great seal is affixed are Proclamations, ...
But certain writs pass the great seal, and are a more direct expression of the ..."
5. The Dictionary of English History by Sidney Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling (1910)
"During the following reigns the great seal continued in the custody of the Lord
Keeper in the ... Tho great seal was also occasionally placed in commission. ..."
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