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/tˌɛstəmˈoʊniəl/ Listen

noun

Testimonial n.

A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the value of a thing.

Something, as money or plate, presented to a preson as a token of respect, or of obligation for services rendered.

adjective

Testimonial adj. Relating to, or containing, testimony.

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"Testimonial" Quotes from Famous Books

... days afterwards by a most gracious testimonial from my Bishop, Dr. Ullathorne, in the shape of a letter which he wrote to me, and also inserted in the Birmingham papers. With his leave I transfer it to my own volume, as a very precious document, completing ...

— Apologia pro Vita Sua • John Henry Newman

... Patrol, we present you with this testimonial (my sister said that was a good word to use) of our steam—I mean esteem. You get fifty green trading stamps besides. This youth is positively guaranteed to grow, if kept in the sun and to win the pathfinder's badge before the summer is out. He is made of fast colors and will not run—except ...

— Roy Blakeley • Percy Keese Fitzhugh

... on our elevation, we have very lovingly embraced him; nor can we suffer him to return to the country whither your liberality recalls him, without an ample provision of Pontifical love. And that you may know how dear he is to us, we have willed to give him this honourable testimonial of virtue and piety. And we further signify, that every benefit which you shall confer upon him, imitating or even surpassing your father's liberality, will ...

— The Martyrs of Science, or, The lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler • David Brewster

... that day and to the best houses. On a large sheet of paper, folded in three, she had the Consul-General's long and excellent testimonial to exhibit; moreover she was fully conscious of the extent to which she was known. But though she stood so large and erect and smart at the door, and comported herself so well, there was no one who could make any ...

— One of Life's Slaves • Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie

... Man Simms, as if the colonel had given a really valuable testimonial to his character. "I sho' was! Thankee kindly! An'now, what am I good fer? Cain't I get anything I want at the stores? Cain't I git a little money at the bank, if I got to ...

— The Brown Mouse • Herbert Quick

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