sceau

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French sceau, Old French seel (whence also English seal), from Latin sigillum. The spelling with ⟨sc⟩ was introduced in Middle French (with ⟨c⟩ loosely representing the Latin ⟨g⟩) in order to distinguish the word from unrelated seau (“bucket”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /so/ Rhymes: -so, -o Homophones: saut, sauts, sceaux, seau, seaux (general), sot, sots (except regionally) === Noun === sceau m (plural sceaux) seal (pattern; design) ==== Derived terms ==== sceau de Salomon ==== Related terms ==== sceller ==== Descendants ==== → Norman: sceau === Further reading === “sceau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === cause, causé, sauce == Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French seel. The change in spelling from ⟨seau⟩ to ⟨sceau⟩ is unexplained, although it may be to disambiguate with seau (“bucket”). === Noun === sceau m (plural sceaulx) seal (stamp in wax to seal a letter) ==== Descendants ==== === References === sceau on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French sceau. === Noun === sceau m (plural sceaus) (Guernsey) seal ==== Derived terms ==== Jean des sceaus (“ring finger”)