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