debenture
Syllabification: (de·ben·ture)
Pronunciation: /diˈbenCHər/
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Definition of debenture
noun
(also debenture bond)Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a voucher issued by a royal household, giving the right to claim payment for goods or services): from Latin debentur 'are owing' (from debere 'owe'), used as the first word of a certificate recording a debt. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century