Chirograph
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chirograph is a noun meaning (law, Catholicism) A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia.
Meaning
(law, Catholicism) A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia.
More Meanings
- (law, historical) 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.
- (obsolete) The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine".
Example Sentences
a Record […]called the Chirograph, or Foot of the Fine
Word Forms
- chirographs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chalcograph, cartulary, cerograph, chrysograph, diplograph, chromograph.
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