indorsation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "That na indorſation ſall haue faith, nor be admitted, bot they that ar ſigned with the ſaids ſignettes."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
From indorse + -ation.