Escrow
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
Escrowe, escrovet, /. fr. A scroll, or writing; a mere writing, as distinguished from a perfect deed; a deed delivered to a third person to be delivered over to the grantee or obligee, upon performance of some act or fulfillment of some condition, and to take effect only upon such delivery over.