- chirographer of fines
- An officer in the court of common pleas who engrossed fines of land.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
chirographer of fines
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chirographer of fines — /kayrografar av faynz/ In English law, the title of the officer of the common pleas who engrossed fines in that court so as to be acknowledged into a perpetual record … Black's law dictionary
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