letters of horning
letters of horn·ing
-ˈhȯrniŋ
Scots law
: a process of a court directing a debtor to pay or perform according to the terms of the letters under penalty of being proclaimed an outlaw by the blowing of three blasts upon a horn
Word History
Etymology
horning act of proclaiming a person an outlaw by blowing three blasts upon a horn, from horn (instrument) + -ing
First Known Use
1568, in the meaning defined above