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Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English debentur < Latin dēbentur (mihi) there are owing (to me), 3rd person plural passive indicative of dēbēre to owe (see debt)
1425–75; late Middle English debentur < Latin dēbentur (mihi) there are owing (to me), 3rd person plural passive indicative of dēbēre to owe (see debt)
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de·ben·tured, adjective
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debenture
mid-15c., from L. debentur "there are due," said to have been the first word in formal certificates of indebtedness.
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