chirograph Meaning, Definition & Usage
Chi"ro*graph noun
Etymology
Gr. written with the hand; hand + to write.Definitions
(Old. Law) (a) A writing which, reguiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party. (b) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot of the fine. Bouvier.