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court hand

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noun

a style of handwriting formerly used in the English law courts.

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Nearby words

court christian, court circular, court cupboard, court dance, court dress, court hand, court martial, court of appeal, court of appeals, court of chancery, court of claims

Origin of court hand

First recorded in 1585–95
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Examples from the Web for court hand

  • The leaves are of parchment, with the contents written in a small Court-hand in Latin; and on folio 130 a, is this entry.

    Chronicles of London Bridge|Richard Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for court hand

court hand

noun

a style of handwriting formerly used in English law courts
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