Chafewax

English Law: Chafewax in the Past

An officer in chancery who fits the wax for sealing, to the writs, commissions and other. instruments then made to be issued out. He is probably so called because he warms (chaufe) the wax. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about chafewax is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including chafewax.

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