English Explanatory Dictionary

green wax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An estreat from the Exchequer, delivered to a sheriff, sealed upon green wax, in 15th-century England.

Word forms

green wax green waxes greenwax

Etymology

From Middle English grene wax.

Derived words

green wax money process of green wax
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