en·gross /in-'grōs/ vt [Anglo-French engrosser to put (a legal document) in final form, from Medieval Latin ingrossare, from in grossam (put) into final form, literally, (written) in large (letter)]: to prepare the usu. final handwritten or printed text of (as a bill or resolution) esp. for final passage or approval
the amendment was ordered to be engross ed — Congressional Record see also engrossed bill at bill 1 compare enroll
◇ A bill or resolution is engrossed in the Congress and some state legislatures before its third reading and final passage by one of the legislative houses.
en·gross·ment n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.