See Also: nichil(dictionary)

nichil (iou)



nichil noun & verb.Also nichill. L15.
[medieval Latin from Latin nihil nothing: see NIHIL. Cf. NIFLE.]
A. noun.
Nothing, naught. rare. L15-L17.
Law. The return made by a sheriff to the exchequer in cases where the party named in the writ had no goods upon which a levy could be made. Cf. NIHIL 2. L16-M18.
b. verb trans. Infl. -ll-. Law. Of a sheriff: designate (a chargeable sum) as unable to be raised through the absence of any leviable goods. E17-E18.