Salmann (legal term)

Salmann (plur. Salmen, Salmannen, also Salmannen; mainly in historical texts) was the name for a trustee or notary who was responsible for the Sal , that is the legal transfer (purchase, sale, donation, etc.) of an asset and its eventual Entry in the Salbuch (document book for land, income, gifts) is responsible.

See also English salesman, sale, to sell .

Further meanings: patron, guardian, executor.