chirograph
A kind of medieval document written in duplicate on a single piece of parchment, then…A kind of medieval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment, then cut across a single word, so that each holder of a portion can prove it matches the others.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)A kind of medieval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment, then cut across a single word, so that each holder of a portion can prove it matches the others.
Chirograph, Teilurkunde
A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia.
(obsolete)The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine".
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French chirographe, from Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos, “written wiFrom Middle French chirographe, from Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos, “written with the hand”) χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”).
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Forms
plural: chirographs| Singular | chirograph |
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