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別の表記

• indorse (archaic)
• endoce (obsolete)

語源

Alteration influenced by Medieval Latin indorsare of 中期英語 endosse, from Old French endosser (“to put on the back”), from Latin dossum, alternative form of dorsum (“back”), from which also dorsal (“of the back”). That is, the ‘r’ was dropped in Latin dossum, which developed into Old French and then 中期英語 endosse, and then the ‘r’ was re-introduced into English via the Medieval Latin indorsare, which had retained the ‘r’. Note that the alternative spelling indorse also uses the initial ‘i’ from Latin (in-, rather than en-), but this form is now rare.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɪnˈdɔːs/
• (General American) IPA: /ɪnˈdoɹs/, /ɛnˈdoɹs/
• (Canada) IPA: /ɪnˈdoɹs/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ɪnˈdoːs/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ənˈdoːs/
• 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)s

動詞

endorse (third-person singular simple present endorses, present participle endorsing, simple past and past participle endorsed)

1. (transitive) To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement.

   The president endorsed John Smith as senator.

2. (transitive) To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.
3. (transitive, UK, law) To add penalty points to one's driving licence as a result of a road traffic offence.

   The court endorsed his driving record with three penalty points for the drink-driving.

   • Nettleship v Weston ([1971] 2 QB 691)

     On 25th January, 1968, Mrs. Weston was convicted by the Sheffield Magistrates of driving without due care and attention. She was fined £10 and her driving licence was endorsed.

4. (medicine, transitive) To report (a symptom); to describe.

派生語

関連する語

• dorsal

名詞

endorse (plural endorses)

1. (heraldry) A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.

使用する際の注意点

• When a narrow, vertical stripe appears in a coat of arms, it is usually termed a pallet when used as the primary charge in the absence of a pale. The term endorse is typically used only when the stripes flank a central and wider pale. Diminutive stripes flanking other ordinaries are termed cottises.

関連する語

• endorsed

参照

アナグラム

• Edensor