Cer*tif"i*cate (?), n. [F.
certificat, fr. LL. certificatus made certain, p.
p. of certificare. See tify.] 1.
A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as,
certificate of good behavior.
2. A written declaration legally
authenticated.
Trial by certificate, a trial which the
testimony of the person certifying is the only proper criterion
of the point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person
was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate of the
proper officer in writing, under his seal.
Blackstone.
Cer*tif"i*cate (?), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Certificated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Certificating.] [See
Certify.]
1. To verify or vouch for by
certificate.
2. To furnish with a certificate; as, to
certificate the captain of a vessel; a certificated
teacher.
