English Dictionary: Certificate | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Certificate \Cer*tif"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Certificated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Certificating}.] [See {Certify}.] 1. To verify or vouch for by certificate. 2. To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Certificate \Cer*tif"i*cate\, n. [F. certificat, fr. LL. certificatus made certain, p. p. of certificare. See {tify}.] 1. A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as, certificate of good behavior. 2. A written declaration legally authenticated. {Trial by certificate}, a trial which the testimony of the person certifying is the only proper criterion of the point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate of the proper officer in writing, under his seal. --Blackstone. |