Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Arles"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Arles \Arles\, n. pl. [Cf. F. arrhes, Scot. airles. Cf. {Earles
penny}.]
An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain.
[Scot.]
{Arles penny}, earnest money given to servants. --Kersey.
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