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chirograph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chi-ro-graph
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

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

noun

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

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: chirographe, χειρόγραφος

Usage

Inflected Forms

chirographs (plural)

Derived Forms

chirographary chirography

Frequently Paired Words

indenture

Questions

What does chirograph mean?
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.
Where does chirograph come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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