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单词 privy seal
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Definition of privy seal in English:

privy seal

noun
  • (in the UK) a seal affixed to state documents.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As first the great seal and then the privy seal were regarded by monarchs as too public, the keeper of the signet rose in importance.
    • Next are the chaplains and clerks, clerks of the privy council, of the privy seal and the signet.
    • The next few years saw his titles change rapidly, from principal secretary and master of the rolls to lord privy seal, where he also gained a peerage.

Definition of privy seal in US English:

privy seal

noun
  • (in the UK) a seal affixed to documents that are afterward to pass the Great Seal or that do not require it.

    〈英〉王玺,御玺

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Next are the chaplains and clerks, clerks of the privy council, of the privy seal and the signet.
    • As first the great seal and then the privy seal were regarded by monarchs as too public, the keeper of the signet rose in importance.
    • The next few years saw his titles change rapidly, from principal secretary and master of the rolls to lord privy seal, where he also gained a peerage.
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