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surrogate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surrogate \Sur"ro*gate\, n. [L. surrogatus p. p. of surrogare, subrogare, to put in another's place to substitute; sub under + rogare to ask ask for a vote, propose a law. See {Rogation}, and cf {Subrogate}.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surrogate \Sur"ro*gate\, v. t. To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] --Dr. H. More From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: surrogate adj : providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" [syn: {foster}] n 1: someone who takes the place of another person [syn: {alternate}, {replacement}] 2: a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others [syn: {deputy}]
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