Etymology

sennet

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Today it means: A series of notes blown on a cornet or trumpet, used to signal an entrance or exit in Elizabethan theatre. Full definition →

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sennet · noun1

Probably an alteration of the obsolete signet (“signal”)

sennet · noun2

Origin unknown.

sennet · noun3

Alternative forms.

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