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Excambium

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

Exchange.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An exchange; a place where merchants meet to transact their business; also an equivalent in recompense; a recompense in lleu of dower ad ostium eccle-siœ.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

escainbinm, cambinm, 1. 1.

In old English law. Exchange, exchange of lands; a recompense or equivalent. in value.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

An exchange; a place where merchants meet to transact their business; also an equivalent in recompense; a recompense in lieu of dower ad ostium ecclesia,

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Escam Jnum, Cambium, L. Lat.

In old English law. Exchange of lands. 4 Co, 121. The word implied a condition and also a warranty. Id. ibid. Exchange of money. Molloy de Jur. Mar. 313. A recompense or equivalent in value. 1 Beeves' Hist. 442, 447. 3 Id. 14. See Escam^ium.