apocha trium annorum

noun

apocha tri·​um an·​no·​rum

-¦trēəməˈnōrəm,

-¦trīə-

plural apochae trium annorum

Scots law

: a written receipt for a debt due (such as rent or interest) for three consecutive separate yearly or periodical payments from which the payment of the preceding installments is presumed

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, three year receipt

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