DEBENTURE

debenture. Debenture, n. a writ by which a debt is claimed

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De‐ben″ture (?; 135), n. [[L. debentur they are due, fr. debere to owe; cf. F. debentur. So called because these receipts began with the words Debentur mihi.]] 1. 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. 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.