Clerk of the pells

Clerk of the pells
Pell Pell, n. [OF. pel, F. peau, L. pellis a skin. See {Fell} a skin.] 1. A skin or hide; a pelt. [1913 Webster]

2. A roll of parchment; a parchment record. [1913 Webster]

{Clerk of the pells}, formerly, an officer of the exchequer who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called pell rolls. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]


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  • clerk of the pells — pells, clerk (or master) of the /klark av 6s pelz/master/ Formerly, an officer in the English exchequer, who entered every teller s bill on the parchment rolls, i.e., pells, commonly two in number, one being the pell or roll of receipts, and the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • pells, clerk of the — pells, clerk (or master) of the /klark av 6s pelz/master/ Formerly, an officer in the English exchequer, who entered every teller s bill on the parchment rolls, i.e., pells, commonly two in number, one being the pell or roll of receipts, and the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • master of the pells — pells, clerk (or master) of the /klark av 6s pelz/master/ Formerly, an officer in the English exchequer, who entered every teller s bill on the parchment rolls, i.e., pells, commonly two in number, one being the pell or roll of receipts, and the… …   Black's law dictionary

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  • Pell — Pell, n. [OF. pel, F. peau, L. pellis a skin. See {Fell} a skin.] 1. A skin or hide; a pelt. [1913 Webster] 2. A roll of parchment; a parchment record. [1913 Webster] {Clerk of the pells}, formerly, an officer of the exchequer who entered… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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