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noun

Surrogate n.

A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.

The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses. (Eng.)

In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates.

A surrogate mother.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Surrogate" Quotes from Famous Books

... sheriff started for Philadelphia to recover the funds. They were paid over, and deposited for safe keeping in a bank. The will was offered for probate, and we all went to Philadelphia to attend the Surrogate Court. After a delay of several months, Mr. Hale was appointed trustee of the property, in place of Amos Thornton, who ...

— Seek and Find - or The Adventures of a Smart Boy • Oliver Optic

... one hope left. He was a candidate for the clerkship of the surrogate court, a good office, and believed his election sure. His business misfortunes had aroused wide sympathy. He took no chances, however, and made a house-to house canvas of the district, regardless of the weather, probably undermining his health. He was elected by a large majority, and rejoiced ...

— The Boys' Life of Mark Twain • Albert Bigelow Paine

... show you,' continued Mr. Carvalho, 'public records of this city made within forty years which are entirely illegible and consequently worthless, because cheap inks were used in the writing. These include not only records of wills in the Surrogate's office, but entries and transfers of real estate which are likely to come up in the course of litigation at any time, thereby affecting ...

— Forty Centuries of Ink • David N. Carvalho

... that he was the most proper person, for all knew he was the individual the surrogate would be ...

— The Sea Lions - The Lost Sealers • James Fenimore Cooper

Words linked to "Surrogate" : fill-in, agent, adoptive, reliever, alternate, surrogate mother, deputy, substitute, foster, father surrogate, backup, stand-in, relief, replacement