Flotsam, Flotsan
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
a name for the goods which float upon the sea when cast overboard for the safety of the ship or when a ship is sunk. Distinguished from "jetsam" and "ligan." Bract, lib.
2, c. 5; B Coke, 106; 1 Bl. Comm. 292.