signet ring

noun

: a finger ring engraved with a signet, seal, or monogram : seal ring

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Freddie Clayton The Fisherman’s Ring is a signet ring presented to a new pope at his inauguration, as a symbol of his episcopal authority and as the successor of St. Peter, the fisherman apostle and the first pope, who began his papacy around the year 30. Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025 This includes formal notifications, the sealing of the pontiff's rooms and papers, and the destruction of the papal signet ring. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the Vatican following his death, aged 88, on Easter Monday. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025 When a pope dies, there is a formal notification, and the pontiff's rooms and papers are sealed, and the papal signet ring is destroyed. Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for signet ring

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of signet ring was in 1542

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“Signet ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signet%20ring. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

Medical Definition

signet ring

noun
: a malaria parasite in an intracellular developmental stage in which the nucleus is peripheral and the cytoplasm somewhat attenuated and annular

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