The royal sign-manual is the signature of the sovereign, by the affixing of which the monarch expresses their pleasure either by order, commission, or warrant. A sign-manual warrant may be either an executive act (for example, an appointment to an office), or an authority for affixing the Great Seal of the pertinent realm. The sign-manual is also used to give power to make and ratify treaties.[1]Sign manual, with or without hyphen, is an old term for a handwritten signature in general. It is also referred to as sign manual and signet.
Signature of a monarch onto a legislative act, decree, etc.
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the Commonwealth realms and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (May 2015)
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