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Webster 1913 Edition
Debenture
De-ben′ture
(?; 135)
, Noun.
[L.
debentur
they are due, fr. debere
to owe; cf. F. debentur
. So called because these receipts began with the words Debentur mihi
.] 1.
A writing acknowledging a debt; a writing or certificate signed by a public officer, as evidence of a debt due to some person; the sum thus due.
2.
A customhouse certificate entitling an exporter of imported goods to a drawback of duties paid on their importation.
Burrill.
It is applied in England to deeds of mortgage given by railway companies for borrowed money; also to municipal and other bonds and securities for money loaned.
Webster 1828 Edition
Debenture
DEBEN'TURE
,Noun.