The mark of something; an emblem; that which represents something else. Thy emblem, gracious queen, the British rose, Type of sweet rule and gentle majesty.

A sign; a symbol; a figure of something to come; as, Abraham’s sacrifice and the paschal lamb, were types of Christ. To this word is opposed antitype. Christ, in this case, is the antitype.

To prefigure; to represent by a model or symbol beforehand.