obsign

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obsignō. Doublet of obsignate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əbˈsaɪn/
• Rhymes: -aɪn

Verb

obsign (third-person singular simple present obsigns, present participle obsigning, simple past and past participle obsigned)

1. (obsolete) To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp. [c. 1555–1658]
   • 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.

Anagrams

• Gibson, Gobins, bigons, bingos, boings