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certifier (1283-85)
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certifier (1283-85)

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certifiere,  certiffier;  certefier,  certeffier;  sertefier  (certerfier  Roy Lett Hen IV ii 173)  
  FEW:  certificare 2/i,609a Gdf:  certefier 2,24a GdfC:  certefier 9,21b TL: certefiier 2,134 DEAF:  certifiier  DMF:  certifier  TLF:  certifier  OED:  certify v.  MED:  certif?en n.  DMLBS:  certificare 318c

v.trans.

1lawto certify, guarantee (the truth of something): 
( 1283-85 )  qe […] R. e R. sount assignés […] de enquere […] e qe il me certefient de ceo  Lett AF 49
( 1354 )  ce lettre ne fut certefié sinon par bouche  ROUGH 88
( 1420 )  certifier la natif estat del dit J. et en quele partie il fuist nee de sa mier  YMB ii 113
( 1427 )  si l’evesque ust certifié que le partie fuit nee devaunt l’espousels  Readings i App. VIII 883
♦to send an attested copy of: 
( 1337 )  pur ceo qe ne dussent pas certifier tut attrenche mes mander les paroules de Domesday, il manderent autrefoiz a eus de certifier les paroules de Domesday  YBB 11-12 Ed III 165
♦lawto give legal assurance to: 
( 1290 )  Seue bref a certifier le Rey […] coment e par quele achesoun les terres sunt en la meyn le Rey  Eng Docs 70
( c.1292; MS: c.1300 )  ad mester qi (=que) il (=the plaintiff) die outre, pur certifier la court de soen dreit  BRITT ii 173
( 1319 )  Et s’il certefie ceste court qe vous estes mulieré  YBB Ed II xxv 92
2to verify: 
( s.xivin; MS: s.xiv1 )  Kant la novele fut certefié Ke Cristine fut cristiené [...]  boz Seven Poems 78.23
( s.xvin; MS: s.xv1 )  pur certifiere la parole Counstre (l. Conustre) devez le kakenole (M.E. þe rem of þe brayn)  Fem2 17.12
3to inform: 
( c.1332 )  adonques il se enfourme et certefie le Roi sanz delai  King’s Bench v.cxxxv
( 1375 )  Eyt bref a sire Henri de Percy de certifier le Roi en Chauncellerie sur la cause de la prise  Northumb 81
( a.1382; MS: a.1382 )  come ils furrount siglauntz, ils furrount certefiez de graunt plentee […] des neofes […] bien estuffés  Anon Chr1 16.14
♦to inform of: 
( 1380 )  fiablement nous veulliez certifier voz volontees  King’s Bench vii 15

See also:

recertifier 
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