obsigno

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Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ signō (I mark, stamp, imprint).

Pronunciation

Verb

obsignō (present infinitive obsignāre, perfect active obsignāvī, supine obsignātum); first conjugation

  1. to seal up; to affix a seal to
  2. to seal an accusation
  3. to pledge or mortgage under hand and seal
  4. (figuratively) to stamp, impress

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Descendants

  • English: obsign, obsignate

References

  • obsigno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obsigno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obsigno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to seal, fasten a letter: epistulam signare, obsignare
    • to sign a will: testamentum obsignare (B. G. 1. 39)