French[edit] From Middle French, from Old French -al, a Borrowing from Latin -Älis. Cognate to French -el, which is also from Latin -Älis but inherited (not borrowed). -al. -al (of or pertaining to; adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form.
Promissory Note is a written promise made by one person to pay certain sum of money due to another person or any other legal holder of the document. whereas A cheque is an unconditional order, in writing adressed by a customer, with signature, to the bank requiring it to pay on demand a certain sum of money to the order of a specified person or to the bearer.
A promissory note is basically an IOU that contains the promise to repay the loan, as well as the terms for repayment. The note includes the: 1  name(s) of the borrower. 2  property address. 3  interest rate (fixed or adjustable).4  late charge amount. 5  amount of the loan, and.oreclosure is the legal process where real estate secured by a mortgage or deed of trust is sold to satisfy the underlying debt as evidenced in the promissory note. (Learn more about foreclosure, options to avoid it, defenses to foreclosure, and more, in Nolo's Foreclosure topic area.).