Hypertext Webster Gateway: "escrow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Escrow \Es"crow\, n. [OF. escroe, escroue, a roll of writings,
bond. See {Scroll}.] (Law)
A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a
third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some
condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to
the grantee. --Blackstone.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
escrow
n : a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a
third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to
be returned after fulfillment of some condition
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