damna clericorum
damna clericorum (dam-n[schwa] kler-[schwa]-kor-[schwa]m), n. See DAMAGE-CLEER R.
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damna
damna (dam-n[schwa]), n. [fr. Latin damnum “damage; loss”] Hist. 1. Damages, exclusive of costs. 2. Damages, inclusive of costs. 3. The abbreviation of damna clericorum, the Latin equivalent to damage-cleer, being a portion of damages constituting the clerk’s fee. See DAMAGE-CLEER.
damage cleer
damage-cleer (dam-ij kleer), n. [fr. Latin damna clericorum “clerk’s compensation”] Hist. A set fee payable by a plaintiff to the Court of the Common Pleas, King’s Bench, or Exchequer before execution on an award of damages. • The fee — later abolished by statute — was originally a gratuity to the court clerks for preparing