Date [fr. datum, Lat.], that part of a deed, writing, or letter which expresses the day of the month and year in which it was made. Dates began to be inserted in deeds in the reigns of Edward II. and Edward III. A deed, however, is good, although it mentions no date, or has a false or impossible date, provided the real date of its delivery can be proved.
By (English) R.S.C., Order XIX., r. 4, dates in pleadings are to be expressed in figures, not words, and by Ord. II., r. 8, a writ bears date on the day of issue.