Black-letter

Noun

noun

1. Attributive of black letterblack-letter law
2. Written or printed in black letter.a black-letter manuscript or book
3. Given to the study of books in black letter; old-fashioned.
• J. BoadenKemble, a black-letter man!
4. Of or relating to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days; unlucky; inauspicious.