Indorse /(?)/

In·dorse

Indorse

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Indorsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Indorsing

  1. To cover the back of; to load or burden. [Obs.]
    Elephants indorsed with towers.
  2. To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.
  3. To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a note, draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment, fulfillment, performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest, etc.). (Law & Com.)
  4. To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion.

Phrases & Compounds

To indorse in blank
to write one's name on the back of a note or bill, leaving a blank to be filled by the holder.