Lading
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.)
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
