Escrow \Es"crow\, n. [OF. escroe, escroue, a roll of writings, bond. See Scroll.]

(Law) A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to the grantee. --Blackstone.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)