Collatio Signorum
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The ancient mode of testing the genuineness of a seal, by comparing it with another known to be genuine. Bracton, fols. 389b, 398b; Fleta, lib. 6, c. 34, § 5.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A comparison of seals.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Old English law. A comparison of marks or seals. A mode of testing the genuineness of a seal, by comparing it with another known to be genuine. Adams. See Bract fol. 389b.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In old English law. A comparison of marks or seals. A mode of testing the genuineness of a seal, by comparing it with another known to be genuine. Adams. See Bract. fol. 3d89b.