DENARIUS DEI

denarius  Dei  (di-nair-ee-<<schwa>>s  dee-I),  n.[Law  Latin  “God’s  penny”]  Hist.  Earnest

money exchanged by contracting parties, so called because the money was originally given either

to the church or to the poor. • The denarius Dei was not part of the consideration. — Also termed

argentum Dei. See ARRA. [Blacks Law 8th]