Definition of Testamur

1. n. A certificate of merit or proficiency; -- so called from the Latin words, Ita testamur, with which it commences.

Definition of Testamur

1. Noun. (chiefly Australia) A certificate conferring a university degree ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Testamur

1. a pass certificate [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Testamur

testaceans
testaceography
testaceology
testaceous
testacies
testacy
testae
testalgia
testament
testamental
testamentary
testamentary guardian
testamentary trust
testamentation
testaments
testamur (current term)
testamurs
testate
testates
testation
testator
testators
testatour
testatrices
testatrix
testatrixes
testatum
testatums
testbed
testbeds

Literary usage of Testamur

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Collection of College Words and Customs by Benjamin Homer Hall (1859)
"There is not one out of twenty of my pupils who can look forward with unmixed pleasure to a testamur.— Collegian's Guide, p. 254. Every testamur must be ..."

2. The Venetian Printing Press: An Historical Study Based Upon Documents for by Horatio Forbes Brown (1891)
"The earliest example of an ecclesiastical testamur printed in a book published in ... This testamur certainly proves an act of ecclesiastical censorship, ..."

3. Diary of Francis Evans, Secretary to Bishop Lloyd, 1699-1706 by Francis Evans, David K. Robertson (1903)
"... per omnia esse conformem per praesentes testamur. Quibus in majorem hujus n'r'i testimonii fidem sigillum n'r'um quo in hac parte utimur ..."

4. Proceedings (1908)
"Further, members of the Association are requested to give preference— other things being equal—to holders of the testamur in making appointments. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Testamur on Dictionary.com!Search for Testamur on Thesaurus.com!Search for Testamur on Google!Search for Testamur on Wikipedia!

Search