signum manus

Japanese: signum manus(英語表記)signummanus
signum manus

...Those who could not write wrote a cross instead of a signature, which was called a signum manus. In some cases, they also wrote the shape of their hand....

*Some of the terminology that mentions "signum manus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…字の書けない者は署名のかわりに十字を書いた。これをsignum manus(手印)と呼ぶ。場合によっては手の形を書くこともあった。…

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