chirograph
Plural: chirographs
Noun
- 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.
- A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia.
- The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine".
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French chirographe, from Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos, “written with the hand”) χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”).
Scrabble Score: 21
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Words With Friends Score: 0
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