attestation

American  

[at-e-stey-shuhn] / ˌæt ɛˈsteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. an act of attesting.

2. an attesting declaration; testimony; evidence.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• attestative
  adjective
• nonattestation
  noun

Etymology

Origin of attestation

First recorded in 1540–50; from Middle French, from Latin attestātiōn-, stem of attestātiō “testimony”; equivalent to attest + -ation

Example Sentences

The Applause of the Crowd makes the Head giddy, but the Attestation of a reasonable Man makes the Heart glad.

From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph

Attestation from Major-General Watson, in favour of Lieutenant Shipp's general conduct.

From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by Shipp, John

Attestation consists in giving signed answers to certain questions contained in the Form of Attestation, and in taking the oath of allegiance.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

And last of all, there is the Attestation.

From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James

An Official Attestation of the truth of the statement made in the said Appeal, signed by the acting Burgomaster of Leipzig, with the City Seal affixed.

From Narrative of the Most Remarkable Events Which Occurred In and Near Leipzig Immediately Before, During, And Subsequent To, The Sanguinary Series Of Engagements Between The Allied Armies Of The French, From The 14th To The 19th October, 1813 by Shoberl, Frederic