broad seal

noun

The public seal of a nation, especially the British Great Seal of the Realm; supreme authority.

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Meanings

nounbroad seal (plural broad seals)

plural broad seals

  1. The public seal of a nation, especially the British Great Seal of the Realm; supreme authority.

    Faith, if we were disposed, we might sin as safe as if we had the broad seal to warrant it; but that night's work will stick by me this forty weeks.

    1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, III.3
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APA

broad seal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broad%20seal

MLA

“broad seal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broad%20seal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broad seal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broad%20seal.

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