To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain.
To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly.
To report (a symptom); to describe.
To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.
To give an endorsement.
A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.