note of hand

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Noun

note of hand (plural notes of hand)

  1. (now archaic) A written guarantee to pay or repay a given sum; a receipt; a promissory note.
    • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 768:
      For the most part, however, the Gestapo did not loot; they gave a note of hand for everything they took, for they revelled in the intense legality of their actions.