Definition of black letter Black letter
black let•ter
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What does black letter mean?
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Wiktionary 
- black letter (Noun)
A Northern European style of type, with contrasting thick-and-thin, angular strokes forming upright letterforms, and usually set with a dark typographic colour on the page. - black letter (Noun)
Text set in black-letter type. - black letter (Noun)
The basic standard elements for a particular field of law, which are generally known and free from doubt or dispute.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- black letter
The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See Type.
