Meaning

Archaic spelling of endorsation..

Example Sentences

That na indorſation ſall haue faith, nor be admitted, bot they that ar ſigned with the ſaids ſignettes.

1888, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, Vol. 2, Letter to Charles Baxter You succeeded Mr. Macbrair's firm; the Durrisdeers are extinct; and last year, in an old green box, you found these papers with Macbrair's indorsation.

The indorser remits it to his correspondent, with an indorsation or transference of property.

Should we say indorsement or indorsation? In England, we always use the word indorsement. In Scotland, the term more generally used is indorsation.

As regards the indorser, the effect of a full indorsation is precisely the same as of a blank indorsation.

There is, however, much confusion among these authorities; the English are still unable to agree as to which American spellings they will adopt and which they will keep under the ban for a while longer...Both have abandoned enquire for inquire, but they remain faithful to encumbrance, endorse and enclose, though they list indorsation and the Oxford also gives indorsee.

Word Forms

• indorsations
• endorsation

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When Should You Use Indorsation?

Use indorsation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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