indorse 
Nor wanted . . . elephant* indorsed with towers 
Of archers. Hilton, f. R., ill. 32(1. 
2. To write one's name, or some brief remark, 
statement, or memorandum, on the back of (a 
paper or document), as in assigning, or guar- 
anteeing the payment of, a note or bill of ex- 
change, or in brictinn or docketing legal papers, 
invoices, etc.: sis, ih> Mil \v;is imiorscd to the 
bank; ho was looking for a friend to indorse 
his iiote; a letter indorsed "London, 1868": 
loosely used of writing added upon any part of 
a document. 
The direction fa Individual!, as Beza himself takes It ; 
as If a letter be indorsed from the lords of the counsell to 
the Bishop of Durham or Salisbury. 
/-',"- //"//, Def. of Humb. Rcinonst. 
What ho | Hustings] has endowed on the bonds, or when 
he made the endorsement, or whether In fact he lias made 
It at all, are matters known only to himself. 
Burke, Affairs of India. 
3. To sanction; ratify; approve: as, to '- 
dorse a statement or the opinions of another. 
This perchance may be your policy, to eiulone me your 
brother, thereby to endear me the more to you. 
Hoiceli, Letters, iv. 1. 
Mr. Mill does not endorse the Berkeleian denial of the 
objective reality. J. fitlce, Cosmic Philos., I. 82. 
4. In her., to place back to back. 
Terrible creatures to the rabble rout, but which couch 
or rise, turn the head regardant or extend the paw, dis- 
play or indorse their wings, at Merlin's beck. 
The Century, XXIX. 178. 
Indorsed Writ, in Eng. law practice, a process for com- 
mencing an action, bearing an Indorsement showing the 
demand sued for : used In some cases to dispense with the 
formality and delay of pleading. 
indorse, endorse (in-, en-ddrs'). " [< indorse, 
endorse, v.] In her., a bearing like the pale, but 
of one fourth its width. It may be borne in any part 
of the Held, and is commonly charged one indorse on each 
side of the pale. It is often considered a subordinary. 
indorsed, endorsed (in-, en-d6rst'), . In her.-, 
(a) Placed back to back: same as adorsed. (b) 
Having an indorse on each side: said of the 
pale. 
indorsee, endorsee (in-, en-ddr-se'), [< in- 
dorse, endorse, + -eel.] The person or party to 
whom any right is assigned or transferred by 
indorsement, as by indorsing a bill of exchange 
or other negotiable instrument. 
indorsement, endorsement (in-, en -dors '- 
ment), n. [= F. endossement = Pg. eudossa- 
rnento, < ML. "indorsamentitm (also, after Rom., 
indossamentum), < indorsare, indorse: see in- 
dorse.'] 1. Superscription ; a noting of the con- 
tents of any paper on its back; a docketing; 
briefing. 
As this collection will grow daily, I have digested it into 
several bundles, and mode proper endorsements on each 
particular letter. Toiler, No. 164. 
2. Ill late, an incidental or subsidiary writing 
upon the back of a paper, writing, or other docu- 
ment, to the contents of which it relates or per- 
tains. A memorandum indorsed is more permanently 
and inseparably connected with the principal document 
than one made upon another paper and annexed. 
More specifically 3. In commercial law: (a) 
The signature of the payee of a note, bill, or 
check, or that of a third person, written on the 
back of the note or bill in evidence of his trans- 
fer of it, or of his assuring its payment, or both. 
An indorsement may be : (1) in full, mentioning the name 
of the person in whose favor the indorsement Is made ; (2) 
in blank, consisting simply of the name of the indorser 
written on the back of the instrument without qualifying 
words ; (.'{) absolute, binding the indorser to pay on no oth- 
er condition than the failure of the prior parties to do so, 
and of due notice to him of their failure (an indorsement 
in blank by a party or holder is in legal effect absolute) ; 
(4) conditional, containing some other condition to the in 
dorser's liability ; (:") rextrictitv, so worded as to restrict 
the further negotiability of the instrument ; (0) irualijiett, 
without recourse ; (7) jaint. made when a note is payable 
to several persons who are not partners. Succexsive in- 
r/n/-.s. ,,/,,': are made by several persons rendering them- 
selves liable in the order in which they indorse, (ft) The 
transfer or assurance so manifested. 4. Rat- 
ification; sanction; approval. 
It has so narrow a basis, therefore, that it can never re- 
ceive the endorsement of the public. 
American Publishers' Circular. 
He [Classen) gives BOttlcher's work a hearty indorse- 
ment. Amer. Jour. PhUol., VI. 506. 
Accommodation Indorsement, see ai-conunodation 
bill, aadWoMomtHodatftML Kuk indorsement. See 
def. s(o) (2). indorsement without recourse, an in- 
dorsement by which a payee or holder, hy writing "with- 
out recourse," or similar words, with his name, merely 
transfers the paper without assuming' any liability upon 
it. Irregular indorsement, itn indorsement m:ide by ;i 
stranger before indorsement by the pave. :md il-nally in- 
tended to be a mere assuranee of payment to the payee 
without the indorser becoming an apparent party to any 
transfer of the paper. Special indorsement, an in- 
dorsement with qualifying words, such an, "pay U> A. B. 
or order," or "for collection." 
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indorser, endorser (in-, en-dor' ser), . The 
person who indorses or writes his name on the 
back of a note or bill of exchange. 
indorsor, endorser (in-, en-ddr'sor), . Same 
as indorser. 
indotint (in'do-tint), . and a. [< Ind(ia ink) 
+ iint.\ I. n. In pliotog., a print produced in 
printing-ink by a special process from a gela- 
tin surface bearing an image in relief, or the 
process by which such prints are produced: as, 
an indotint, or a picture in indotint. 
H. a. Of, pertaining to, or noting such pic- 
tures, or the process by which they are pro- 
duced. 
indowt, v. t. An obsolete form of endow. 
Indra (in'dra), n. [Skt., of unknown deriva- 
tion.]) In Jliiultt myth., in the oldest or Vedic 
religion, the god of the thunder-storm, whose 
office it is to transfix the demon that hides and 
keeps back the rain, and to pour this out upon 
the earth. He Is the most conspicuous and most lauded 
god in the Vedlc pantheon. In the later religion he is the 
chief of the gods of second rank. He is represented hi 
various ways in painting and sculpture. 
indraft, indraught (in'draft), n. [< ini + 
draft^, draught*.] 1. A drawing in; a draft or 
drawing of something into a place or situation ; 
an inward flow or current, as of air, caused by 
some attracting or impelling force or an under- 
current of sea-water. 
Those fonre Indraughts were drawne into an inward 
gulfe or whirlepoole. Jlakluyt'i Voyages, 1. 122. 
Having been long tossed in the ocean of this world, he 
will by that time feel the indrauyht of another. 
Sir T. Broime, Christ. Mor., ill 22. 
A new indraft of rough barbaric blood was poured Into 
the population. Sir E. Creasy, Eng. Const, p. 36. 
2t. An opening from the sea into the land; an 
inlet ; a passage inward. 
Ebbs and floods there could be none when there were 
no indraughts, bays, or gulphs to receive a flood. Raleigh. 
Navigable rivers are itulrauffhts to obtain wealth. 
Bacon. 
indraw (in-dra'), v. i. [< in 1 + draw.] To draw 
in or inward. 
He trauailed alone, and purposely described all the 
Northerne Islands, with the indrawing seas. 
Hakluyt's Voyages, I. 122. 
The moon Is continually moving faster and faster, as if 
upon an indrau-ing spiral which ultimately would precip- 
itate her upon the earth. .\V"' Princeton Rev., I. 61. 
indrawn (in'dran), a. [< in 1 -t- drawn.] Drawn 
in; introverted; manifesting or indicative of 
mental abstraction or introspection : as, an - 
drawn look. [Rare.] 
"Lancaster the name is not unknown to me," re- 
marked Mr. Grant, but In an indraicn tone, characteristic 
of a man accustomed to communing with himself. 
J. Hawthorne, Dust, p. 17. 
A pace or two behind htm stood Mr. Peck, regarding 
the effect of this apparition upon the company with the 
same dreamy, indraim presence he had in the pulpit. 
Houxlls, Annie Kllhiirn, xviii. 
indreadt (in-dred'), t'. i. [< i-2 + dread. Cf. 
adread.] To fear or be afraid. 
So Isaak's sonnes indreadiny for to feel 
This tyrant, who pursued him at the heel, 
Dissuudring fled. 
T. Hudson, tr. of Du Bartas's Judith, L 67. 
indrencht (in-drench'), v. t. [< in- 2 + drench 1 .] 
To overwhelm with water ; drown ; drench. 
Reply not In how many fathoms deep 
They Ho indrench'd. Shak., T. and C., L 1. 
indri (in'dri), n. [= F. indri, < Malagasy in- 
dri, man of the woods.] The babakoto, Indris 
or I. ifli n in it ax brevicaudatus, a lemurine quad- 
ruped of Madagascar, belonging to the sub- 
family Indrisiiia; and family Leinuridu. The tail 
IiiUri. or Babakotu Ittdrij brrficaudatttt}. 
induce 
1> extremely short ; the hind limbs are disproportionately 
long ; and Doth hands and feet are, on account of their 
large size and the separation of the thumb* and great ton, 
well fitted for grasping. The muzzle is short and nearly 
naked ; the pelage is soft and woolly, and very variable In 
coloration. The animal is of about the size of a cat, live* 
in trees, and has a walling cry. 
Indris (iu'dris), n. [NL.. < indri, q. v.] The 
typical genus of IndrisiiuK, having 30 teeth, a 
rudimentary tail, long hind limbs, prehensile 
paws, a short snout, and a woolly coat. Geoffroy 
St. Hilaire. See indri. Also called Lichanotus. 
Indrisinae (in-dri-si'ne), n. pi. [NL., < Indris 
+ -itta!.] A subfamily of Lemuridte, compris- 
ing the genera Indris or Lichanotus, Avaliis or 
Microrhynchus, and Projrithecus. The indri and 
avahi are leading representatives. 
indubious (in-du'bi-us). a. [< L. indubiim, not 
doubtful, < in- priv. + dubius, doubtful : see du- 
bious.] 1. Not dubious or doubtful; certain. 
2. Not doubting; unsuspecting. 
Hence appears the vulgar vanity of reposing an indu- 
bioui confidence in those antipestilential spirits. Harvey. 
indubiously (iu-du'bi-us-li), adv. Without 
doubt ; undoubtedly. 
Clearly and indubiously the election of bishops and 
presbyters was In the apostles' own persons. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), II. 219. 
indubitable (in-du'bi-ta-bl), a. [= F. indubi- 
table = Sp. indubitable = Pg. indubitavel = It. 
indubitabile, < L. indubitabilis. that cannot be 
doubted, < in- priv. + dubitabitis, that can be 
doubted: see dubitable.] Not dubitable; too 
plain to admit of doubt: as, indubitable proof. 
There may be an indubitable certainty where there 1> 
not an Infallible certainty. 
Up. Wilkint, Natural Religion, 1. 3. 
When general observations are drawn from so many 
particulars as to become certain and indubitable, these 
are jewels of knowledge. Watts, Improvement of Mind. 
= Syn. See list under indisputable. 
indubitableness (in-du'bi-ta-bl-nes), n. The 
state or quality of being indubitable, 
indubitably (in-du'bi-ta-bli), adv. In an in- 
dubitable manner ; unquestionably ; without or 
beyond doubt; evidently. 
These are oracles indubitably clear and infallibly cer- 
tain. Bam 
Had he lived in the age of the crusades, he would indu- 
bitably have headed one of those expeditions himself. 
Prescott, !' id. and Isa., 1L 21. 
An inference of this kind could not so indubitably be 
drawn. Hawthorne, Scarlet Letter, ii. 
indubitate't (in-du'bi-tat), v. t. [< 'L.indnbita- 
tvs, pp. of indubitare, doubt of, < in, in, + du- 
bitare, doubt: see dubitate.] To cause to be 
doubted ; bring into doubt. Sir T. Browne. 
indubitate 2 t (in-du'bi-tat), a. [< L. indubita- 
ius, not doubted, < in- priv. + dubitatus, pp. of 
dubitare, doubt: see doubt 1 , n.] Undoubted: 
evident; certain. 
Thou hast an heir indubitate, 
Whose eyes already sparkle majesty. 
Chapman, Alphonsus, Emperor of Germany, Iv. 3. 
induce (in-dus'), v. t. ; pret. and pp. induced, 
ppr. inducing. [< ME. eiidticcn (= OF. induire 
(> E. endue 3 ), F. enduire = Pr. enduire, endurre 
= 8p. inducir = It. indurre, inducere), < L. tn- 
ducere, lead in, bring in or to, introduce, < in, 
in, + ducere, lead: see duct. Cf. abduct:, ad- 
duce, conduce, produce, etc. Cf. also induct.] 
It. To lead in; bring in; introduce. 
In til a potte of erthe nuluce a flonre, 
Uppon his ttough downe bounden ther to dwelle. 
Palladius, Husbondrle (E. E. T. 6.\ p. 161 
In place of these foure Trocheus ye might induce other 
fcete of three times, as to make the three sillables. 
Puttenham, Art of Eng. Poesie, p. 106. 
These induced the masquers, which were twelve nymphs. 
/.'. Jonsun, Masque of Blackness. 
2f. To draw on ; place upon. 
There are who. fondly studious of increase, 
Rich foreign mould on their Ill-nat ur'd land 
Induce laborious. J. Philips, Cider, L 
And o'er the seat, with plenteous wadding stuffd, 
Jnduc'd a splendid cover. Ctnfptr, Task, L Si 
3. To lead by persuasion or influence; pre- 
vail upon ; incite. 
I do believe, 
Induc'd by potent circumstances, that 
You are mine enemy. Shalt., Hen. VIII., ii. 4. 
Pray what could induce him to commit so rash an ac- 
tion? Goldsmith, Good-natured Mao, L 
4. To lead to ; bring about by persuasion or in- 
fluence ; bring on or produce in any way ; cause : 
as. his mediation induced a compromise ; opium 
induces sleep. 
Let the vanity of the times be restrained, which the 
neighbourhood of other nations have induced, tad we strive 
apace to exceed our pattern. Bacon, Advice to Villien. 
