Argentarius
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In old English law. A dealer in money; a silversmith. Argentarius miles: a kind of money porter in the exchequer; a person who carried the silver from the lower to the upper exchequer to be examined.
In the civil law. A dealer in money; a money-changer; one who received money on deposit and loaned money on interest; a banker.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the Roman law,a money lender or broker; a dealer in money; a banker. Argentarium, the instrument of the loan, similar to the modern word “bond” or “note.”
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [from argenturn, silver, or money.] A banker; a silversmith. Toume. PL 259, 260. Argentarius miles; a kind of money porter or g^uard in the English Exchequer. Spelman, ^roc. Argenteus.