Obsign
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əbˈsaɪn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Obsign is a verb meaning (obsolete) To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp.
Meaning
(obsolete) To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp.
Example Sentences
a. 1555, John Bradford, letter to Master Richard Hopkins He willeth us to eat of the bread […] and drink of that cup all, […] that is, take it as the sacrament of his body and blood […] whereby he doth represent, and to our faith give and obsign unto us, himself wholly, with all the merits and glory of his body and blood.
Word Forms
- obsigns
- obsigning
- obsigned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include enseal, seal, overseal, counterseal, broadseal, sacrament.
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