cyrographum
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cyrographum — /sayrografam/ A chirograph … Black's law dictionary
cyrographum — /sayrografam/ A chirograph … Black's law dictionary
Chirograph — Lit. written by hand . The chirograph or cyrographum in the Latin of the records was an *indenture. Such documents were records of a transaction, e.g. of land changing hands. They were used by the AS, before seals replaced them, allowing all… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
charta cyrographata — /karta kayrowgrsefeyta/ In old English law, a chirographed charter; a charter executed in two parts, and cut through the middle (scinditur per medium), where the word cyrographum, or chirographum, was written in large letters. See chirograph … Black's law dictionary
charta cyrographata — /karta kayrowgrsefeyta/ In old English law, a chirographed charter; a charter executed in two parts, and cut through the middle (scinditur per medium), where the word cyrographum, or chirographum, was written in large letters. See chirograph … Black's law dictionary
chirograph — An instrument in pen; an indenture; a deed in two parts, cut from one parchment, the corresponding edges of which must fit. Formerly, when deeds were more concise, it was usual to write both parts on the same piece of parchment, with some word or … Ballentine's law dictionary
