Argentum dei
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
An earnest given to bind a bargain.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
God's money; God's penny; money given as earnest in making a bargain. Cowell.
Defined under Argentum in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Lat. God’s money; God’s penny; money given as earnest in making a bargain. Cowell.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
I. (God's money.) Earnest-money.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. God's money. Earnest money; money given by way of earnest upon the making of a bargain; sometimes called God's penny, {denarius Dei.) Cowell. See Denarius Dei.