En*dorse", n. (Her.) A
subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width
(according to some writers, one eighth).
En*dorse" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Endorsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Endorsing.] [Formerly endosse, fr. F. endosser
to put on the back, to endorse; pref. en- (L. in) +
dos back, L. dorsum. See Dorsal, and cf.
Indorse.] Same as Indorse.
☞ Both endorse and indorse are used by good
writers; but the tendency is to the more general use of
indorse and its derivatives indorsee, indorser,
and indorsement.