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 ( border ) + -ereau; -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

By a strange coincidence it happened that the handwriting of the bordereau somewhat resembled that of a brilliant young Jewish officer of the General Staff named Alfred Dreyfus.

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

The ground upon which this revision was claimed related to an alleged confession and to the authorship of the bordereau, the document which had been instrumental in procuring a conviction.

From A Short History of France by Parmele, Mary Platt

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

"Did he confess that he wrote the bordereau?"

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