DEBENTURE


Meaning of DEBENTURE in English

— debentured , adj.

/di ben"cheuhr/ , n.

1. See certificate of indebtedness .

2. a certificate of drawback issued at a custom house.

[ 1425-75; late ME debentur debentur ( mihi ) there are owing (to me), 3rd person pl. pass. indic. of debere to owe (see DEBT) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .