Chafe-wax

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A chafe-wax, or chaff-wax, was an officer under the Lord Chancellor, whose business it was to fit the wax for sealing of writs, patents, and other instruments issued from there.[1] The office of chaff-wax was abolished in 1852.[2]

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  1. ^ This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Carcass". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2nd edition. 1989.
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