chirograph

n. 正式签字的文件, 亲笔字据 [法] 正式签字的文件, 教皇亲笔特许证书

词形变化

chirographs 复数 chirographs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    历史 法律
  2. 2.

    A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia.

    宗教 法律
  3. 3.

    The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine".

    废旧

词源

From Middle French chirographe, from Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos, “written with the hand”) χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”).

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