testimonyn.

/ˈtɛstɪməni/

Etymology: < Latin testimōnium: see testimonium n. Compare Old Northern French testimonie , Old French testi- , testemoine (11th cent. in Godefroy), learned forms < Latin; the inherited Old French word being tesmoigne , now témoin , whence also tésmoignie and tesmoignage , now témoignage : see testimonage n.

a. Personal or documentary evidence or attestation in support of a fact or statement; hence, any form of evidence or proof.

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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [noun] > evidence given, testimony

witnessc950

proof?c1225

witnessingc1330

evidencea1387

probacyc1460

probation?a1475

testimonial?a1475

testimony?a1475

testimonage1483

testamentc1485

conjecture1526

fact?1531

trial1532

teste1567

suffragy1571

attest1609

probate1610

testa1616

testate1619

discovery1622

constat1623

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > testimony or statement of witness

witnessc950

testimony?a1475

testisa1483

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1874) V. 393.

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 423 Hit hathe somme testimony and wittenesse.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) John viii. f. cxxxij Itt ys also written in youre lawe, that the testimony of two men ys true.

1553 R. Eden in tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India Pref. sig. Aj Plinie rehearseth the testimonie of Cornelius Nepos.

1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Eng. 180/1 in Chron. I None of the Cleargie..comming from any other place should be admitted, except he brought letters of testimonie with him.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xiv. 70 Where a mans Testimony is not to be credited, he is not bound to give it.

1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 303 He shew'd all the Testimony of his Gratitude that he was able.

1805 J. Foster Ess. iii. iii. 58 Determined by the testimony of facts.

1843 R. R. Madden United Irishmen 2nd Ser. II. xvii. 367 The Battalion of Testimony..a set of hired spies, informers, and witnesses, kept in the pay of the [Dublin] Castle.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) IV. xxxiii. 178 Testimony, in the strictest sense of the term, therefore, is the communication of an experience, or..the report of an observed phænomenon, made to those whose own experience or observation has not reached so far.

b. Any object or act serving as proof or evidence.

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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [noun] > evidence given, testimony > piece of

tokenOE

witnessa1325

samplec1380

argumentc1384

weda1400

reporta1425

testimonial1495

notea1555

testimony1597

vouchera1616

attestate1630

manifesto1644

deposition1648

vouchee1657

testatur1702

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxix. 243 [Offerings] as a testimonie of our affection towards God.

1601 W. Cornwallis Ess. II. xxvii. sig. P2 To smell of sweate, the testimony of labour.

†2. A written certificate, a testimonial. Obsolete.

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society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun]

testimonial1461

ticket1529

testimonya1589

testificate1610

a1589 Jenkinson's Voy. & Trav. (1886) II. 375 When any man or woman dyeth..they..put a testimony in his right hand, which the priest giueth him, to testifie vnto S. Nicholas that he dyed a Christian.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 252 They that goe by land in Italy, must bring a Testimonie of Health called Boletino, before they can passe or conuerse.

1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee 97 The Arch-Deacon, having before examined us in private, and seen our publike Testimonies, presented us all to the Bishop.

†3. A sponsor. Obsolete. rare.

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society > faith > worship > sacrament > baptism > [noun] > person undergoing > sponsor of

godmothereOE

godfathereOE

gossip1014

spiritual parent1526

testimony1547

surety1549

undertaker1645

sponsor1651

susceptor1655

godparent1693

sponsorial1836

1547 J. Hooper Answer Detection Deuyls Sophistrye E iij The testimonijs of the infant to be Christeynid ar examynid in the be halfe of the chyld.

4. In Scriptural language (chiefly in the Old Testament).

a. singular. The Mosaic law or decalogue as inscribed on the two tables of stone, as in the two tables of testimony (Ex. xxxi. 18); ark of (the) testimony = Ark of the Covenant at ark n. 2a, the chest containing the tables of the law and other sacred memorials; sometimes called simply the testimony; tabernacle or tent of (the) testimony, the tabernacle containing the ark with its contents. [A literalism of translation, representing. Vulgate testimonium, Septuagint τὸ μαρτύριον, rarely ἡ μαρτυρία, Hebrew singular ʿēdūth, plural ʿēdwōth.]

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society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Hebrew scripture > [noun] > Pentateuch

testimony1382

Torah1577

Mosaic law1698

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xxx. 6 The veyle, that hongith before the arke of testymonye.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xxxii. 15 Moyses..berynge in hoond two tablis of testymonye wrytun on eithir side.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Exod. xxv. 16 Thou shalt put in the Arke the Testimonie which I shal giue thee.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Exod. xxxii. 15 Moses..went downe from the mountaine with the Two Tables of the Testimonie [1539 wytnesse] in his hand.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Num. x. 11 The cloude was taken vp from the Tabernacle of the Testimonie [1539 of witnesse].

1611 Bible (King James) Num. i. 50 Thou shalt appoint the Leuites ouer the Tabernacle of [R.V. the] Testimonie .

1611 Bible (King James) Num. ix. 15 The Tabernacle, namely the Tent of the Testimony.

1611 Bible (King James) Num. xvii. 4 Thou shalt lay them vp in the Tabernacle..before the Testimony .

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 3 The forme [of Scripture being] Gods word, Gods testimonie, Gods oracles.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 251 Therein An Ark, and in the Ark his Testimony, The Records of his Cov'nant.

b. plural. The precepts (of God), the divine law. Rarely in singular.

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society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Testament > Old Testament > [noun] > Mosaic dispensation > decalogue

lawc1000

Ten WordsOE

Ten Commandmentsc1280

the ten preceptsa1325

Decalogue1382

testimony1535

command1608

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xviii. [xix.] 7 The testimony of y^e Lorde is true, & geueth wisdome euen vnto babes.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxviii. [cxix.] 88 So shall I kepe the testimonies of thy mouth.

1560 Bible (Geneva) 2 Kings xxiii. 3 That they shulde walke after the Lord, and kepe his commandements, and his testimonies, and his statutes.

1611 Bible (King James) Deut. vi. 17 You shall diligently keepe the Commandements of the Lord your God, and his Testimonies, and his Statutes.

a. Open attestation or acknowledgement; confession, profession. Obsolete or archaic except in Evangelical circles. to give one's testimony = testify v. 3b. to seal one's testimony with one's blood, to die as a martyr for one's religious profession.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > [noun] > acknowledgement or profession of

professiona1513

testimony1550

the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > [noun] > of faith

testimony1550

society > faith > worship > martyrdom > suffer martyrdom [verb (intransitive)]

martyrizec1524

to seal one's testimony with one's blood1722

society > faith > aspects of faith > [verb (intransitive)] > acknowledge or profess

testify1785

to give one's testimony1877

1550 (title) The Image of both Chvrches... Compyled by Iohn Bale an exyle also in this lyfe, for the faithfull testimony of Iesu.

1582 Bible (Rheims) Rev. i. 9 I..was in..Patmos, for the word of God and the testimonie of Iesvs.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 133 To seale the testimonie thereof with death.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 33 Thou..for the testimonie of Truth hast born Universal reproach.

1687 A. Shields (title) A Hind let loose, or an historical representation of the testimonies of the Church of Scotland.

1722 W. Sewel Hist. Quakers v. 226 The two first [Quakers in New England] that sealed their Testimony with their Blood were William Robinson..and Marmaduke Stevenson.

1877 Independent 29 Mar. 12/1 A fine-looking young man gave a clear, decided testimony for Christ.

1885 C. T. Studd Let. in N. P. Grubb C. T. Studd (1933) vi. 53 Now he is just as active for the Lord Jesus as he was formerly for the devil. He has three times publicly given his testimony.

1935 N. L. McClung Clearing in West iii. 21 So when an old man who stuttered, was giving his testimony and holding back the meeting with everyone getting impatient, I kept my one eye on the minister and the other one shut.

1966 H. Roseveare Give me this Mountain ii. 31 Our leader opened the meeting for testimonies. I didn't know what she meant by a ‘testimony’ so I waited... She made another attempt to get us talking by pointing out what a blessing it could be to testify to others... ‘Well, hasn't anyone anything to tell of what God has done for her during the week?’

b. spec. An expression or declaration of disapproval or condemnation of error; a protestation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [noun] > expression of disapproval

testimony1582

non placet1589

the mind > language > speech > request > protesting or remonstrance > [noun] > a protest

gaincalla1300

reclaim1440

remonstrance?1566

counterblast1567

testimony1582

deprecation1626

protestation1638

regret1642

protest1644

representation1659

crusade1786

1582 Bible (Rheims) Mark vi. 11 Shake of the dust from your feete for a testimonie to them.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 223 Mony an afternoon he wad sit and take up his testimony again the Paip.

1850 J. G. Whittier T. Ellwood in Old Portraits in Wks. (1889) VI. 38 Plain, earnest men and women..having withal a strong testimony to bear against carnal wit and outside show and ornament.

1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers III. x. 172 Alice Rose was not one to tolerate the coarse, careless talk..without uplifting her voice in many a testimony against it.

1876 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London (rev. ed.) 90 A ‘testimony’ was..circulated some years ago to the bishops and clergy of the Church of England.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

† testimonyv.

Forms: Also Middle English testimon.

Etymology: Middle English < Old Northern French testimoin-er (11th cent. in Littré), testimoni-er , -moi(g)ner , testemogner (12th cent. in Godefroy Compl.), learned forms < medieval Latin testimōniāre (8th cent. in Du Cange), < testimōnium testimony n. (The inherited popular French form of the Latin is tesmoi(g)ner , modern French témoigner ). In later use < testimony n.

Obsolete.

1. transitive and intransitive. To bear witness, testify (to).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > bear witness, testify [verb (intransitive)]

to bear (one) witnesslOE

witne?c1225

to bear witnessinga1300

to bear recordc1330

testimonyc1330

testify1377

witnessc1380

recordc1400

militatec1600

suffragate1620

testate1624

depone1640

attest1672

rap1728

certify1874

certificate1907

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)]

witne?c1225

witnessa1300

testimonyc1330

record1340

testify1393

depose1529

detest1562

voucher1609

voucha1616

evidence1620

bespeak1674

rap1728

assert1821

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 8 Henry of Huntyngton testimons þis title.

c1450 Cov. Myst. (1841) xxv. 251 To se and recorde and testymonye.

c1450 (c1400) Emaré (1908) 1029 A grette feste þer was holde..As testymonyeth þys story.

1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (variant ed.) i. sig. B4^v I salute you both..and will testimonie to the integritie.

1642 Earl of Clanricarde in T. Carte Hist. Duke of Ormonde (1735) III. 82 My Lord President will testimony with me in what a dangerous condition..the whole Province was in at that time.

2. transitive. To test or prove by evidence.

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the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > test accuracy or correctness of > by evidence

testimonya1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 405 Let him be but testimonied in his owne bringings forth, and hee shall appeare to the enuious, a Scholler, a Statesman, and a Soldier.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	testimony
释义	testimonyn. /ˈtɛstɪməni/ Etymology: < Latin testimōnium: see testimonium n. Compare Old Northern French testimonie , Old French testi- , testemoine (11th cent. in Godefroy), learned forms < Latin; the inherited Old French word being tesmoigne , now témoin , whence also tésmoignie and tesmoignage , now témoignage : see testimonage n. 1. a. Personal or documentary evidence or attestation in support of a fact or statement; hence, any form of evidence or proof. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [noun] > evidence given, testimony witnessc950 proof?c1225 witnessingc1330 evidencea1387 probacyc1460 probation?a1475 testimonial?a1475 testimony?a1475 testimonage1483 testamentc1485 conjecture1526 fact?1531 trial1532 teste1567 suffragy1571 attest1609 probate1610 testa1616 testate1619 discovery1622 constat1623 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > testimony or statement of witness witnessc950 testimony?a1475 testisa1483 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1874) V. 393. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 423 Hit hathe somme testimony and wittenesse. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) John viii. f. cxxxij Itt ys also written in youre lawe, that the testimony of two men ys true. 1553 R. Eden in tr. S. Münster Treat. Newe India Pref. sig. Aj Plinie rehearseth the testimonie of Cornelius Nepos. 1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Eng. 180/1 in Chron. I None of the Cleargie..comming from any other place should be admitted, except he brought letters of testimonie with him. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan i. xiv. 70 Where a mans Testimony is not to be credited, he is not bound to give it. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 303 He shew'd all the Testimony of his Gratitude that he was able. 1805 J. Foster Ess. iii. iii. 58 Determined by the testimony of facts. 1843 R. R. Madden United Irishmen 2nd Ser. II. xvii. 367 The Battalion of Testimony..a set of hired spies, informers, and witnesses, kept in the pay of the [Dublin] Castle. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) IV. xxxiii. 178 Testimony, in the strictest sense of the term, therefore, is the communication of an experience, or..the report of an observed phænomenon, made to those whose own experience or observation has not reached so far. b. Any object or act serving as proof or evidence. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [noun] > evidence given, testimony > piece of tokenOE witnessa1325 samplec1380 argumentc1384 weda1400 reporta1425 testimonial1495 notea1555 testimony1597 vouchera1616 attestate1630 manifesto1644 deposition1648 vouchee1657 testatur1702 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxix. 243 [Offerings] as a testimonie of our affection towards God. 1601 W. Cornwallis Ess. II. xxvii. sig. P2 To smell of sweate, the testimony of labour. †2. A written certificate, a testimonial. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > authenticating document > [noun] testimonial1461 ticket1529 testimonya1589 testificate1610 a1589 Jenkinson's Voy. & Trav. (1886) II. 375 When any man or woman dyeth..they..put a testimony in his right hand, which the priest giueth him, to testifie vnto S. Nicholas that he dyed a Christian. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 252 They that goe by land in Italy, must bring a Testimonie of Health called Boletino, before they can passe or conuerse. 1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee 97 The Arch-Deacon, having before examined us in private, and seen our publike Testimonies, presented us all to the Bishop. †3. A sponsor. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > baptism > [noun] > person undergoing > sponsor of godmothereOE godfathereOE gossip1014 spiritual parent1526 testimony1547 surety1549 undertaker1645 sponsor1651 susceptor1655 godparent1693 sponsorial1836 1547 J. Hooper Answer Detection Deuyls Sophistrye E iij The testimonijs of the infant to be Christeynid ar examynid in the be halfe of the chyld. 4. In Scriptural language (chiefly in the Old Testament). a. singular. The Mosaic law or decalogue as inscribed on the two tables of stone, as in the two tables of testimony (Ex. xxxi. 18); ark of (the) testimony = Ark of the Covenant at ark n. 2a, the chest containing the tables of the law and other sacred memorials; sometimes called simply the testimony; tabernacle or tent of (the) testimony, the tabernacle containing the ark with its contents. [A literalism of translation, representing. Vulgate testimonium, Septuagint τὸ μαρτύριον, rarely ἡ μαρτυρία, Hebrew singular ʿēdūth, plural ʿēdwōth.] ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Hebrew scripture > [noun] > Pentateuch testimony1382 Torah1577 Mosaic law1698 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xxx. 6 The veyle, that hongith before the arke of testymonye. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xxxii. 15 Moyses..berynge in hoond two tablis of testymonye wrytun on eithir side. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Exod. xxv. 16 Thou shalt put in the Arke the Testimonie which I shal giue thee. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Exod. xxxii. 15 Moses..went downe from the mountaine with the Two Tables of the Testimonie [1539 wytnesse] in his hand. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Num. x. 11 The cloude was taken vp from the Tabernacle of the Testimonie [1539 of witnesse]. 1611 Bible (King James) Num. i. 50 Thou shalt appoint the Leuites ouer the Tabernacle of [R.V. the] Testimonie . View more context for this quotation 1611 Bible (King James) Num. ix. 15 The Tabernacle, namely the Tent of the Testimony. 1611 Bible (King James) Num. xvii. 4 Thou shalt lay them vp in the Tabernacle..before the Testimony . View more context for this quotation 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. 3 The forme [of Scripture being] Gods word, Gods testimonie, Gods oracles. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 251 Therein An Ark, and in the Ark his Testimony, The Records of his Cov'nant. View more context for this quotation b. plural. The precepts (of God), the divine law. Rarely in singular. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Testament > Old Testament > [noun] > Mosaic dispensation > decalogue lawc1000 Ten WordsOE Ten Commandmentsc1280 the ten preceptsa1325 Decalogue1382 testimony1535 command1608 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms xviii. [xix.] 7 The testimony of y^e Lorde is true, & geueth wisdome euen vnto babes. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxviii. [cxix.] 88 So shall I kepe the testimonies of thy mouth. 1560 Bible (Geneva) 2 Kings xxiii. 3 That they shulde walke after the Lord, and kepe his commandements, and his testimonies, and his statutes. 1611 Bible (King James) Deut. vi. 17 You shall diligently keepe the Commandements of the Lord your God, and his Testimonies, and his Statutes. View more context for this quotation 5. a. Open attestation or acknowledgement; confession, profession. Obsolete or archaic except in Evangelical circles. to give one's testimony = testify v. 3b. to seal one's testimony with one's blood, to die as a martyr for one's religious profession. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > [noun] > acknowledgement or profession of professiona1513 testimony1550 the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > [noun] > of faith testimony1550 society > faith > worship > martyrdom > suffer martyrdom [verb (intransitive)] martyrizec1524 to seal one's testimony with one's blood1722 society > faith > aspects of faith > [verb (intransitive)] > acknowledge or profess testify1785 to give one's testimony1877 1550 (title) The Image of both Chvrches... Compyled by Iohn Bale an exyle also in this lyfe, for the faithfull testimony of Iesu. 1582 Bible (Rheims) Rev. i. 9 I..was in..Patmos, for the word of God and the testimonie of Iesvs. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 133 To seale the testimonie thereof with death. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 33 Thou..for the testimonie of Truth hast born Universal reproach. View more context for this quotation 1687 A. Shields (title) A Hind let loose, or an historical representation of the testimonies of the Church of Scotland. 1722 W. Sewel Hist. Quakers v. 226 The two first [Quakers in New England] that sealed their Testimony with their Blood were William Robinson..and Marmaduke Stevenson. 1877 Independent 29 Mar. 12/1 A fine-looking young man gave a clear, decided testimony for Christ. 1885 C. T. Studd Let. in N. P. Grubb C. T. Studd (1933) vi. 53 Now he is just as active for the Lord Jesus as he was formerly for the devil. He has three times publicly given his testimony. 1935 N. L. McClung Clearing in West iii. 21 So when an old man who stuttered, was giving his testimony and holding back the meeting with everyone getting impatient, I kept my one eye on the minister and the other one shut. 1966 H. Roseveare Give me this Mountain ii. 31 Our leader opened the meeting for testimonies. I didn't know what she meant by a ‘testimony’ so I waited... She made another attempt to get us talking by pointing out what a blessing it could be to testify to others... ‘Well, hasn't anyone anything to tell of what God has done for her during the week?’ b. spec. An expression or declaration of disapproval or condemnation of error; a protestation. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [noun] > expression of disapproval testimony1582 non placet1589 the mind > language > speech > request > protesting or remonstrance > [noun] > a protest gaincalla1300 reclaim1440 remonstrance?1566 counterblast1567 testimony1582 deprecation1626 protestation1638 regret1642 protest1644 representation1659 crusade1786 1582 Bible (Rheims) Mark vi. 11 Shake of the dust from your feete for a testimonie to them. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 223 Mony an afternoon he wad sit and take up his testimony again the Paip. 1850 J. G. Whittier T. Ellwood in Old Portraits in Wks. (1889) VI. 38 Plain, earnest men and women..having withal a strong testimony to bear against carnal wit and outside show and ornament. 1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers III. x. 172 Alice Rose was not one to tolerate the coarse, careless talk..without uplifting her voice in many a testimony against it. 1876 C. M. Davies Unorthodox London (rev. ed.) 90 A ‘testimony’ was..circulated some years ago to the bishops and clergy of the Church of England. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020). † testimonyv. Forms: Also Middle English testimon. Etymology: Middle English < Old Northern French testimoin-er (11th cent. in Littré), testimoni-er , -moi(g)ner , testemogner (12th cent. in Godefroy Compl.), learned forms < medieval Latin testimōniāre (8th cent. in Du Cange), < testimōnium testimony n. (The inherited popular French form of the Latin is tesmoi(g)ner , modern French témoigner ). In later use < testimony n. Obsolete. 1. transitive and intransitive. To bear witness, testify (to). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > bear witness, testify [verb (intransitive)] to bear (one) witnesslOE witne?c1225 to bear witnessinga1300 to bear recordc1330 testimonyc1330 testify1377 witnessc1380 recordc1400 militatec1600 suffragate1620 testate1624 depone1640 attest1672 rap1728 certify1874 certificate1907 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > attest, bear witness [verb (transitive)] witne?c1225 witnessa1300 testimonyc1330 record1340 testify1393 depose1529 detest1562 voucher1609 voucha1616 evidence1620 bespeak1674 rap1728 assert1821 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 8 Henry of Huntyngton testimons þis title. c1450 Cov. Myst. (1841) xxv. 251 To se and recorde and testymonye. c1450 (c1400) Emaré (1908) 1029 A grette feste þer was holde..As testymonyeth þys story. 1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (variant ed.) i. sig. B4^v I salute you both..and will testimonie to the integritie. 1642 Earl of Clanricarde in T. Carte Hist. Duke of Ormonde (1735) III. 82 My Lord President will testimony with me in what a dangerous condition..the whole Province was in at that time. 2. transitive. To test or prove by evidence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > try or test [verb (transitive)] > test accuracy or correctness of > by evidence testimonya1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 405 Let him be but testimonied in his owne bringings forth, and hee shall appeare to the enuious, a Scholler, a Statesman, and a Soldier. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1382v.c1330
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