Shak.
Signet ring, a ring containing a signet or private seal. -- Writer to
the signet (Scots Law), a judicial officer who prepares warrants,
writs, etc.; originally, a clerk in the office of the secretary of
state.
Sig"net*ed, a. Stamped or marked with a signet.
Sig"ni*fer (?), a. [L., from signum sign + ferre to bear.] Bearing
signs. [Obs.] "The signifer sphere, or zodiac." Holland.
{ Sig*nif"i*cance (?), Sig*nif"i*can*cy (?) }, n. [L. significantia.]
1. The quality or state of being significant.
2. That which is signified; meaning; import; as, the significance of a
nod, of a motion of the hand, or of a word or expression.