Ensealed

/ɛnˈsiːld/ adjective

Definition

Sealed or secured with an official seal; closed and fastened with a wax seal or mark.

Etymology

Past participle of enseal, used as an adjective. It describes something that has been officially sealed or secured.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'ensealed documents' appears throughout medieval and early modern records—those letters and contracts were literally sealed with wax, making them tamper-evident before we had modern security. The word reminds us that official meant physically marked by authority.

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