INDORSEMENT
endorsement, indorsement
(noun) the act of endorsing; “a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements”
endorsement, indorsement
(noun) a signature that validates something; “the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement”
sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur
(noun) formal and explicit approval; “a Democrat usually gets the union’s endorsement”
second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement
(noun) a speech seconding a motion; “do I hear a second?”
endorsement, indorsement, blurb
(noun) a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); “the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
indorsement (plural indorsements)
Alternative spelling of endorsement
Source: Wiktionary
In*dorse"ment, n. Etym: [From Indorse; cf. Endorsement.] [Written
also endorsement.]
1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written
instrument.
2. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or other paper,
as a name, an order for, or a receipt of, payment, or the return of
an officer, etc.; a writing, usually upon the back, but sometimes on
the face, of a negotiable instrument, by which the property therein
is assigned and transferred. Story. Byles. Burrill.
3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an
opinion, a course, conduct. Blank indorsement. See under Blank.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition