chirographus, chirographi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Government
own handwriting; handwritten document, manuscript; written bond/charter/promise;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | chirographus | chirographi |
| Gen. | chirographi | chirographorum |
| Dat. | chirographo | chirographis |
| Acc. | chirographum | chirographos |
| Voc. | chirographe | chirographi |
| Abl. | chirographo | chirographis |
Examples
Titus
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...egressum, confodi iussit; sane urgente discrimine, cum etiam chirographus eius praeparatae apud milites contioni deprehendisset. Quibus rebus sicut..."Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...propincus legatario interroganti an in tabulis quas proferebat chirographus esset "et verus", inquit, "domine". CI. Has aut accepi..."