Meaning of chirograph | Babel Free
Definitions
- 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".
Equivalents
Italiano
chirografo
Latina
chirographum
Examples
“a Record […]called the Chirograph, or Foot of the Fine”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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