prosbul
noun
pros·bul
ˈpräzˌbu̇l
plural -s
: a rabbinical enactment circumventing the biblical law remitting debts during the sabbatical year by transferring a creditor's claims to the court
Word History
Etymology
Mishnaic Hebrew pĕrōzbōl, pĕrōsbōl, probably from Greek prosbolē application, approach, from prosballein to strike against, apply, from pros- + ballein to throw
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