green wax

noun

An estreat from the Exchequer, delivered to a sheriff, sealed upon green wax, in 15th-century England.

OriginMiddle English grene wax →
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Meanings

noungreen wax (plural green waxes)

plural green waxes · alternative greenwax

  1. historicalobsoletelawAn estreat from the Exchequer, delivered to a sheriff, sealed upon green wax, in 15th-century England.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgrene wax
  2. Middle Englishgrene wax
  3. Englishgreen wax

Inherited from Middle English grene wax.

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APA

green wax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20wax

MLA

“green wax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20wax. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green wax,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20wax.

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