A voucher or written testimony to the truth of any statement. An attestation of servitude, signed by the captain, is given with all discharges of men in the navy.
·vt To verify or vouch for by certificate. II. Certificate ·noun A written declaration legally auth...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·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...
A necessary document in admiralty courts, containing a true account of a ship's denomination, tonnag...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An official record of a ship's size, the bills of lading, ownership, &c. ...