chirograph

Etymology
From, from  +.

Noun

 * 1)  A kind of medieval document written in duplicate (or more) on a single piece of parchment, then cut across a single word, so that each holder of a portion can prove it matches the others.
 * 2)  A papal decree whose circulation, unlike an encyclical, is limited to the Roman curia.
 * 3)  The last part of a fine of land; the "foot of the fine".

Translations

 * French: ,
 * Old French: cyrografe
 * German: Chirograph, Teilurkunde
 * Italian:
 * Latin: chirographum
 * Polish: