allograph
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al·lo·graph
(ăl'ə-grăf') 
n.
n.
- A variant shape of a letter.
- A letter or combination of letters that can represent one phoneme, as f and gh can represent the phoneme /f/.
- Writing, especially a signature, made by one person for another.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law:
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Allograph
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.
A writing or signature made by one person for another.
When a principal gives his or her agent the power to pay creditors, the checks written by the agent are allographs for the principal.
An autograph is the opposite of an allograph.
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