Definitions for sign-manual

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Sign-Manual is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 559 anagrams from letters in sign-manual (-aagilmnnsu).

Definitions for sign-manual

noun

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

Origin of sign-manual

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

Examples for sign-manual

The authenticity of the relics are vouched for by the sign manual of Cardinal Caprara.

This is done by a court letter, signed with the King's sign manual.

Before this vision there rose up in him the ardent impulse to immediate effort which is the sign manual of the man of action.

How many moral degenerates had left their sign manual there!

I sit cold in Greenwich, staring at the table where Mary's death warrant waits only my sign manual.

It is painted in his gay tones, imitating Basaiti and Lotto, and brings in the partridge of which he made a sort of sign manual.

And he wrote a sentiment on each of eight sheets and affixed his sign manual.

Having at length prepared this code, he issued it under the sign manual, and privy seal of England.

But another form of sign manual also arose out of the subscription.

I have appended my sign manual to the memorial, which I think is very discreetly drawn up.

Word Value for sign-manual
Scrable

5

Words with friends

7

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