Girante
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
or GIRANTE.
In common law. An Italian word, which signifies the drawer. It is derived from girare, to draw, in the same manner as the English verb to murder is transformed into murdrare in our old indictments. Hall, Mar. Loans, 183, note.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
An Italian word which signifies the drawer. It is derived from girare, to draw, in the same manner as the English verb to murder is transformed into murdrare in our old indictments. Hall, Mar. Loans 183, n.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
<An Italian word, which signifies the drawer of a bill. It is derived from “girare,” to draw.