es‧crow /ˈeskrəʊ $ -kroʊ/
noun [uncountable] law[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Old French;
Origin: escroue; ⇒ scroll1]
money, land, or a written contract etc that is held by someone who is not directly involved in an agreement while the agreement is being achieved:
a property held in escrow [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲