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Taxonomy vs Indorsation - What's the difference?

taxonomy | indorsation |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and indorsation

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while indorsation is (scotland) an endorsement.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    indorsation

    English

    Alternative forms

    *endorsation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) An endorsement.
  • * 1540 , Parliament of Scotland (James V), The indor?ation of letters ?uld be ?tamped'' (from ''The Laws And Acts Of Parliament Made by King James the First, and his Royal Successors, Kings and Queens Of Scotland , 1682)
    • That na indor?ation ?all haue faith, nor be admitted, bot they that ar ?igned with the ?aids ?ignettes.
  • * 1766 , William Gordon, The General Counting-house, and Man of Business
    • The indorser remits it to his correspondent, with an indorsation or transference of property.
  • * 1849 , James William Gilbart, A Practical Treatise on Banking (5th Ed.)
    • Should we say indorsement or indorsation? In England, we always use the word indorsement. In Scotland, the term more generally used is indorsation .
  • * 1862 , Alexander Montgomerie Bell, Lectures on Conveyancing (Vol. 1)
    • As regards the indorser, the effect of a full indorsation' is precisely the same as of a blank ' indorsation .
  • * 1888 , , Vol. 2, Letter to Charles Baxter
    • You succeeded Mr. Macbrair's firm; the Durrisdeers are extinct; and last year, in an old green box, you found these papers with Macbrair's indorsation .
  • * 1919 ,
    • There is, however, much confusion among these authorities; the English are still unable to agree as to which American spellings they will adopt and which they will keep under the ban for a while longer...Both have abandoned enquire for inquire, but they remain faithful to encumbrance, endorse and enclose, though they list indorsation and the Oxford also gives indorsee.