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Alderman. [Obs.]

Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness. The whole comedy is a sort of El Dorado of wit. T. Moore.

Same as Ambassador. Stilbon, that was a wise embassadour, Was sent to Corinth. Chaucer. Myself my king's embassador will go. Dryden.

Same as Ambassadorial.

Any monocotyledonous plant; -- so named because many monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo.

Having the radicle of the embryo sheathed by the cotyledon, through which the embryo bursts in germination, as in many monocotyledonous plants.

Same as Indorse.

Same as Indorsee.

Same as Indorsement.

Same as Indorser.

The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; -- commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See Vendémiaire.

One of the spiny plates foundon the back and tail of certain skates.

A morphological unit, consisting of two or more plastids, which does not possess the positive character of the person or stock, in distinction from the physiological organ or biorgan. See Morphon.

Capable of being indorsed; transferable; convertible.

Indorsement. [Obs.]

To cover the back of; to load or burden. [Obs.] Elephants indorsed with towers. Milton.

See Addorsed.

The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.

Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct. Blank indorsement. See under Blank.

The person who indorses. [Written also endorser.]