old documents / (in palaeography) historical documents written to convey a specific intention between a sender and receiver; generally inclusive of written material through the mid-19th century

paleography

to note; to write down

a seal, such as a wax impression or stamped pattern, made across the closure of an envelope or on a document for purposes of authentication

to apply a seal of wax or ink to something / to seal something shut

way; method; manner

strength / power / force

(archaic) antique, old-fashioned / (colloquial) ancient

ancient times, antiquity, remote ages

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