Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Surrogate \Sur"ro*gate\, v. t.
To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] --Dr. H.
More.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a
bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants
marriage licenses. [Eng.]
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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.
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4. a {surrogate mother}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
surrogate
adj 1: 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}, {surrogate}]
n 1: someone who takes the place of another person [syn:
{surrogate}, {alternate}, {replacement}]
2: a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
[syn: {deputy}, {surrogate}]
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