Word of the Day - sigil

sigil

/ˈsɪdʒɪl/
noun
1 An inscribed or painted symbol considered to have magical power.
1.1 archaic A seal.
1.2 literary A sign or symbol.

Origin
Late Middle English from late Latin sigillum ‘sign’.

Stanley spied the sigil
While silent on his vigil.
It was, to him, no shock
To see it carved in rock.

[You might guess from the illustration that one of my favorite actors is Sigil Shepherd.]