Found 1 items, similar to acknowledgment money.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Acknowledgment money Acknowledgment \Ac*knowl"edg*ment\, Acknowledgement \Ac*knowl"edge*ment\ ([a^]k*n[o^]l"[e^]j*ment), n. 1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession. “An acknowledgment of fault.” --Froude. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness; a statement acknowledging something or someone. [1913 Webster +WordNet 1.5] Immediately upon the acknowledgment of the Christian faith, the eunuch was baptized by Philip. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] 3. The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; an expression of thanks. --Shak. Syn: recognition [1913 Webster +WordNet 1.5] 4. Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc. --Smollett. [1913 Webster] 5. A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration. [1913 Webster] Acknowledgment money, in some parts of England, a sum paid by copyhold tenants, on the death of their landlords, as an acknowledgment of their new lords. --Cowell. [1913 Webster] Syn: Confession; concession; recognition; admission; avowal; recognizance. [1913 Webster]