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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

An Italian word, which signifies the drawer of a bill. It is derived from "girare," to draw.

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.