escambio

noun

es·​cam·​bio

ə̇ˈskambēˌō,

eˈ-

plural -s

: a license formerly required in English law for drawing a bill of exchange on a person overseas

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, ablative of escambium, excambium exchange, from excambiare to exchange

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