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Surrogate
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.
2. The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses. [Eng.]
3. In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] Dr. H. More.