CERTIFICATE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English certificat, from Medieval Latin certificatum, from Late Latin, neuter of certificatus, past participle of certificare to certify Date: 15th century a document containing a certified statement especially as to the truth of something, something serving the same end as a ~, a document evidencing ownership or debt , II. transitive verb (-cated; -cating) Date: 1818 to testify to or authorize by a ~, certificatory adjective