certificatoryadj.n.
/səˈtɪfɪkətəri/ A. adj.
Having the function of certifying; of the nature of a certificate. letter certificatory (transl. of medieval Latin certificatoria littera): a certificate, a written testimonial.
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society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [adjective]
certificatory1520
certificatorial1702
society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun] > certificate attesting a fact
certificate1489
letter certificatory1520
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1520 Sir R. Wingfield in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. i. 59 I. 167 The manner of the delivery..of the Kyngs Lettres certificatory.
1596 Foxe's Actes & Monuments (ed. 5) I. 227/2 The king..sent abrode his letters certificatorie.
1627 J. Carter Plaine Expos. Serm. in Mount 66 He maketh our forgiving of others..the certificatory cause (if I may so speake).
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. iii. v. 195 Every Citizen must produce his certificatory Carte de Civisme, signed by Section-President.
Short for letter certificatory at sense A. Obsolete.
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society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun] > certificate attesting a fact
certificate1489
letter certificatory1520
certificationa1563
testify1600
patent1609
allocatur1676
certificatory1695
parchment1851
1695 W. Kennett Parochial Antiq. ix. 647 To return their Certificatories before they had duely publish'd their Citations.
1702 Hist. Convoc. Canterbury 29 The Bishop of London presented his Certificatory or Return, upon Execution of the Archbishop's Mandate.
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