note of hand

American  

noun

1. promissory note.

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note of hand British  

noun

1. another name for promissory note

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Etymology

Origin of note of hand

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

The Bible; New use of a note of hand; The Ship of Death; Taste in tombstones; Tennyson's Word-painting, 573.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various

Quick as lightning, I cut the thread, put in my fingers, drew out the very document of which I was in search, and the note of hand within it.

From Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife by Leslie, Madeline

“His first note of hand to me is due next month.”

From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman

"Then any time you like to meet me at your lawyer's," David suggested, "I'll hand over the shares and you can sign a note of hand for the amount."

From The Wicked Marquis by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

No note of hand is ever exchanged, but the security of a substantial house-keeper is taken, who is termed “wás.”

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis