counterseal

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counterseal

(ˈkaʊntəˌsiːl)

obsolete a smaller seal on the reverse of the main seal

vb (tr)

archaic to add an additional seal to (a document) as sanction

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That ladies themselves, in this age, were no less conscious than their husbands of the dignity of their family arms and their ancestry is nicely illustrated in the marshalling of the arms on the shield on the counterseal (1282) of Dervorguilla, Lady of Galloway and wife of John Balliol of Barnard Castle.

Heraldry and the medieval gentlewoman: Maurice Keen looks at the significance of female lines of descent in heraldic arms, and what this tells us about women of noble and gentle birth in medieval England

It is simply a quest for additional security, i.e., a desire for something like the counterseals described by Elaine Ou which Chinese and Japanese merchants used to verify the silver content of Mexican coins.

JUSTICE IN THE MARKETPLACE IN EARLY MODERN SPAIN: SARAVIA, VILLALON, AND THE RELIGIOUS ORIGINS OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

doweling LONG - WIDE; foldouts LOUD - SOFT; genderer RED - GREEN; oversaid SOAR - DIVE: Parkdale PALE - DARK; wardlike WALK - RIDE; counterseals EARL - COUNTESS.

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