certificate

plural certificates

1. A document containing a certified statement.
2. A document evidencing ownership or debt.
3. educationA document serving as evidence that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
4. computingThe information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.
5. abbreviationellipsiscomputingEllipsis of public key certificate.
6. IrelandUKA motion picture age rating.

   The film is certificate 15.

7. obsoleteSynonym of certification.

   Again, whereas many other Eccleſiaſticall Livings, ſince the Certificate of their value into the Exchequer about the 26 of H. 8. are improved and made better; […]

   On Procurations

   1661, Jo[hn] Stephens, “De Procurationibus [On Procurations]”, in An Historical Discourse, Briefly Setting Forth the Nature of Procurations, […] and Somewhat Also of Synodals and Pentecostals: […], London: […] [F]or the Author, and are to be sold by John Baker […], →OCLC, page 30

   2 more examples

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   1560 October 5 (Gregorian calendar), John Sledaine [i.e., Johannes Sleidanus], “The .VJ. Booke”, in Ihon [i.e., John] Daus, transl., A Famouse Cronicle of Oure Time, Called Sleidanes Commentaries, Concerning the State of Religion and Commonwealth, during the Raigne of the Emperour Charles the Fift, […], London: […] Ihon Daye, for Abraham Veale, and Nicholas England, →OCLC, folio xciiij, verso

   [H]e dyd acknowledge his offence, and with earneſt repentaunce dyd flee vnto the mercye of God, takyng ſure holde thervpon, thꝛough ſayth in him whõ he had ſo ſhamefully denyed, his ſynne was foꝛgeuen hym, and foꝛ a certificate and aſſuraunce therof, the rome of his Apoſtle ſhip was not denied vnto him.

   1563, “An Homilie of Repentaunce, and of True Reconciliation vnto God”, in [John Jewel?], compiler, The Seconde Tome of Homilies, […], London: […] Richarde Jugge and Iohn Cawood, […], →OCLC, folio 277, recto

   Synonyms: certification

present singular third person certificates · participle present certificating · participle past certificated · past certificated

1. To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.

comparative more certificate · superlative most certificate

1. Certified, assured.