Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Escrow

Escrow , noun

[Old French escroe, escroue, a roll of writings, bond. See Scroll.]

(Law) A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to the grantee. — Blackstone