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

• 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

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

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

Attestation by the Gastald and Officer of the Palace Court of his having put the Lady Donata and her daughters in possession of two tenements in S. Giovanni Grisostomo.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

By September 12th, 1914, the work of enrolling recruits had begun, and Medical Examination and Attestation were commenced under the supervision of Colonel J. Stanley Paterson, Officer in Charge, No. 2 District, Scottish Command.

From The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918 by Arthur, John W.

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