Engrossing a Deed means the writing it out in full and regular form on parchment or paper for signature. The person who engrosses is usually a law-stationer or clerk. In Scotland, the corresponding term is 'extending a deed,' and till 1874 it was necessary that the person extending the deed should be named in the testing clause. See DEED.
Engrossing a Deed
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 382–383
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