"indorsation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: indorsations [plural]
Etymology: From indorse + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|indorse|ation}} indorse + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun}} indorsation (plural indorsations)
  1. (Scotland) An endorsement. Tags: Scotland Synonyms: endorsation

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1540, Parliament of Scotland (James V), The indorſation of letters ſuld be ſtamped (from The Laws And Acts Of Parliament Made by King James the First, and his Royal Successors, Kings and Queens Of Scotland, 1682)",
          "text": "That na indorſation ſall haue faith, nor be admitted, bot they that ar ſigned with the ſaids ſignettes."
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          "text": "1888, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, Vol. 2, Letter to Charles Baxter\nYou 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."
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          "text": "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.",
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