Definition of Wampum | OpenJurist

Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.

Wampum

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Definition:
The bead money of the North American Indians.
Wampum

Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

Definition:
Beads made of shells, used as money by the North American Indians, and which continued current in New York as late as 1693.