green wax

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See also: greenwax

English

Alternative forms

greenwax

Noun

green wax (plural green waxes)

(obsolete, law) In 15th-century England, an estreat from the Exchequer, delivered to a sheriff, sealed upon green wax.

Derived terms

process of green wax

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