Vocabulary

1. debenture
de·ben·ture (d-bnchr)

n.

1. A certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt.

2. An unsecured bond issued by a civil or governmental corporation or agency and backed only by the credit standing of the issuer.

3. A customhouse certificate providing for the payment of a drawback.

2. mameluke
Mam·e·luke (mm-lk)

n.

A member of a former military caste, originally composed of slaves from Turkey, that held the Egyptian throne from about 1250 until 1517 and remained powerful until 1811.