green wax

green wax. (pl.) Hist. An Exchequer order (an estreat) directing a sheriff to collect the fines and amercements listed in the order. • The name derives from the color of the wax that the Exchequer used on the estreat to certify its authenticity. See ESTREAT(1).

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