1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Lading, Bill of

LADING (from “ to lade,” O. Eng. hladan, to put cargo on board; cf. “ load ”), BILL OF, the document given as receipt by the master of a merchant vessel to the consignor of goods, as a guarantee for their safe delivery to the consignee. (See Affreightment.)

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