Dealbare

I. I. In old English bare flrraam: to whiten money in which rent to the fineness of standard uer, or make it equal to

Lat. [from albus, white.! In old English law. To whiten or make white. Dealhare firmam; to whiten rent or farm; that is, to convert the base money in which rent (^fimui) was paid, into silver {yohite money) or its value: to reduce it to the fineness of standard silver by melting it down in the exchequer, or make it equal to silver by paying the difference in value. Cowell, voc. Blanche Firmes. Spelman. Lib, Niger Scacc. cited ibid. An obsolete term of the exchequer. See Alba firma,