Adventure, Bill

OF. [Fr. aventure, hazard.] (Com.). A writing which is signed by a merchant, and which states that the goods on board a ve el are the property of another, who is to run all risk, the merchant only binding himself to account for the produce. Adventureful, a . Adventurous. Adventurer, n. [Fr. aventurier.] One who adventures; one who engages in hazardous enterprises; one who seeks occasion for adventures, or is fond of taking. risks.