broad seal
See also: broadseal
English
Noun
broad seal (plural broad seals)
- The public seal of a nation, especially the British Great Seal of the Realm; supreme authority.
- 1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, III.3:
- 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:
Derived terms
- broad-seal
Anagrams
- Arboledas, adorables, oar blades, oarblades