testamur

noun

tes·​ta·​mur

teˈstāmə(r)

plural -s

British

: a certificate that an examination held especially by a university has been passed

Word History

Etymology

Latin, we are witnesses, 1st person plural present indicative of testari to be a witness; from the opening phrase of the certificate

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