bordereau

American  

[bawr-duh-roh, bawr-duh-roh] / ˌbɔr dəˈroʊ, bɔr dəˈroʊ /

noun

plural

bordereaux

1. a detailed memorandum, especially one in which documents are listed.

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bordereau British  

/ bɔrdəro, ˌbɔːdəˈrəʊ /

noun

1. a memorandum or invoice prepared for a company by an underwriter, containing a list of reinsured risks

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Etymology

Origin of bordereau

1895–1900; < French, equivalent to bord edge ( see border) + -ereau; see -rel

Example Sentences

Marie-Georges Picquart stumbled on evidence that the real spy was Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, a commandant whose handwriting did indeed match that of the bordereau, and who did indeed need money to cover huge debts.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2010

He seemed astonished that I did not know what a bordereau was.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)

Demange devoted himself to proving that Dreyfus was not the author of the bordereau, but the members of the court-martial, believing in the genuineness of the additional documents, unhesitatingly convicted him of treason.

From A History of the Third French Republic by Wright, C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad)

Pro-Boers refuse to recognise this point, as did M. Cavaignac when, in his speech of July 7th, 1898, he abandoned the "bordereau" to substitute for it the Henry forgery.

From Boer Politics by Guyot, Yves

This was partly a tactical mistake, because, even if Esterhazy were proved to have written the bordereau, it would still be necessary to show him guilty of actual treason.

From A History of the Third French Republic by Wright, C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad)