transumpt

noun

tran·​sumpt

-ˈsəm(p)t

plural -s

Scottish

: a copy of a writing or legal document

especially : an exemplified copy

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin transumptum, from neuter of transumptus, past participle of transumere to transcribe, from Latin, to take from one to another

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