note of hand

English

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.