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sigillography

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of seals, especially those attached to documents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Latin sigillum (“small image”), + -graphy.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sinettitiede — study of seals and sigils
  • French: sigillographie — study of seals and sigils
  • Galician: sixilografía — study of seals and sigils
  • German: Sphragistik — study of seals and sigils
  • Hungarian: pecséttan — study of seals and sigils
  • Italian: sigillografia — study of seals and sigils
  • Russian: сфраги́стика (sfragístika) — study of seals and sigils
  • Russian: сигиллогра́фия (sigillográfija) — study of seals and sigils
  • Swedish: sigillografi — study of seals and sigils
  • Swedish: sfragistik — study of seals and sigils