A necessary document in admiralty courts, containing a true account of a ship's denomination, tonnage, trim, where built, and for whom.
·vt To verify or vouch for by certificate. II. Certificate ·noun A written declaration legally auth...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A voucher or written testimony to the truth of any statement. An attestation of servitude, signed by...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·- An acknowledgement of indebtedness made by a receiver under order of court to obtain funds ...
·add. ·- A certificate issued by a government that there has been deposited with it silver to a spec...
·add. ·- The certificate issued to the purchaser of land at a tax sale certifying to the sale and th...
An official record of a ship's size, the bills of lading, ownership, &c. ...