Meanings
nounsigillography (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of seals, especially those attached to documents.
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Origin
- Latinsigillum“small image”
- Englishsigillography
From Latin sigillum (“small image”), + -graphy.
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Finnish sinettitiede
- sinettitiedestudy of seals and sigils
French sigillographie
- sigillographiestudy of seals and sigils
German Sphragistik
- Sphragistikstudy of seals and sigils
Hungarian pecséttan
- pecséttanstudy of seals and sigils
Italian sigillografia
- sigillografiastudy of seals and sigils
Russian сфраги́стика, сигиллогра́фия
- сфраги́стика (sfragístika)study of seals and sigils
- сигиллогра́фия (sigillográfija)study of seals and sigils
Swedish sigillografi, sfragistik
- sigillografistudy of seals and sigils
- sfragistikstudy of seals and sigils
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APA
sigillography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigillography
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“sigillography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigillography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sigillography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigillography.
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