a certificate added to an affidavit (sworn declaration in writing) stating when, before whom, and where it was made
Brit
an officer, esp of the Cinque Ports of the SE coast of England, similar in function to an alderman (member of English borough or county council)
a magistrate in the Channel Islands
[(sense 2) Middle English jurate from medieval Latin juratus, past part. of jurare to swear; (sense 1) short for Latin juratum est it has been sworn]