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Under the Salic law. This was a ceremony performed by a person who was too poor to pay his debt or fine, whereby he applied to a rich relative to pay it for him. It consisted (after certain preliminaries) in throwing green herbs upon the party, the effect of which was to bind him to pay the whole demand. … [Read more...] about CHRENECRUDA

In Roman law. A handwriting; that which was written with a person's own hand. An obligation which a person wrote or subscribed with his own hand; an acknowledgment of debt, as of money received, with a promise to repay. An evidence or voucher of debt; a security for debt Dig. 26, 7, 57, pr. A right of action for debt Chirographum apud debitorem repertum praesumitur solutum. An … [Read more...] about CHIROGRAPHUM

Pertaining to Jesus Christ or the religion founded by him; professing Christianity. The adjective is also used in senses more remote from its original meaning. Thus a "court Christian" is an ecclesiastical court; a "Christian name" is that conferred upon a person at baptism into the Christian church. As a noun, it signifies one who accepts and professes to live by the doctrines … [Read more...] about CHRISTIAN

The judge of the London bankruptcy court is so called. The term is equivalent to … [Read more...] about CHIEF JUDGE

To cool, to discourage or prevent. … [Read more...] about CHILL