Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In English law, a writ formerly granted to merchant s to empower them to draw bills of exchange on persons beyond the sea.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Eng. Law) A license formerly required for the making over a bill of exchange to another over sea.
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- noun UK, law, obsolete A
licence formerly required for the making over a bill of exchange to another person overseas.
Etymologies
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Latin escambium, excambium. See excamb.
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