单词 | in witness of |
释义 | > as lemmasin (rarely †into) witness of 3. Testimony by signature, oath, etc. Chiefly in in (rarely †into) witness of, witness hereof, witness whereof, etc. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > testimony or statement of witness > by signature or oath witness1338 1338 R. Mannyng Chron. (1725) 214 Þe chartre was forth brouht with wittnes enseled streit [Fr. Le rays..mette sun sel en testmoynaunce]. 1362 W. Langland Piers Plowman A. ii. 75 In witnesse of whuche þing wrong was þe furste..In þe Date of þe deuel þe Deede was aselet. 1388 in J. H. Ramsay Bamff Charters (1915) 22 In the wetness of the forsayd partysyng Willame, Jon, [etc.]. 1410 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 17 In wytnesse of þis dede I haue set þerto me sel. c1450 Godstow Reg. 38 Into witnesse of this he put to his seale. c1450 Godstow Reg. 48 To the whyche wrytynge hys seel I-put to is wytnes. 1525 in J. W. Clay Testamenta Eboracensia (1902) VI. 12 In wittenes whereof..I..haith setto my seale. 1550 in C. Rogers Rental Bk. Cupar-Angus (1880) II. 76 In witnes of the quhilk to this present writ, subscriuit with our handis. a1639 R. Hutton 1st Pt. Young Clerks Guide (1649) 258 In witnesse whereof &c. I do hereunto set my hand and seal. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest IV. xvii. 27 The land was received as a fresh grant, which needed the writ and seal of King William as its witness. < as lemmas |
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