First Known Use: 1778
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signalment
noun sig·nal·ment \-mənt\
Definition of SIGNALMENT
: description by peculiar, appropriate, or characteristic marks; specifically : the systematic description of a person for purposes of identification
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Origin of SIGNALMENT
French signalement, from signaler
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