chirograph
chirograph 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.
Noun
chirograph (plural chirographs)
- 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".
- a Record […]called the Chirograph, or Foot of the Fine1741, The Attorney's Practice in the Court of Common Pleas
chirograph meaning in Tamil
chirograph in Tamil
- முறைப்படி எழுதிக் கையொப்பமிட்ட பத்திரம்
Forms of chirograph
| plural | chirographs |
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Origin of chirograph
From Middle French chirographe, from Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos, “written with the hand”) χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”).
Words formed from chirograph
Questions about chirograph
- What does chirograph mean?
- Chirograph means 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.
- What is chirograph in Tamil?
- Chirograph in Tamil is முறைப்படி எழுதிக் கையொப்பமிட்ட பத்திரம். See Chirograph meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chirograph?
- Chirograph is a noun.
- What is the plural of chirograph?
- The plural of chirograph is chirographs.
Words near chirograph in the dictionary
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