Chirograph
Chirograph , noun
[Greek {not transcribed} written with the hand; chei`r hand + gra`fein to write.]
(a)
(Old. Law) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written the word chirographum, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered to what is now called a charter party.
(b)
(Old. Law) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot of the fine. — Bouvier