# signed, sealed, and delivered

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Completed, particularly with respect to the conveyance of something.

## Etymology
From an old English common law rule that property was not conveyed from one party to another until the document memorializing the conveyance had been signed by the conveyor, affixed with his seal, and delivered to the recipient of the property.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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