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A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
[L. Lat. archiva, from area, a chest, or Gr. d^/cioy, ancient, or d^jeia, public registers.] A place or apartment where the public papers or records of a state or community are deposited; a repository of ancient records, charters and evidences, such as the Rolls' office and the Chancery and Exchequer offices in England. F. Cyclopedia.
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The records or writings so deposited. Id. A private repository of papers.
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