testamur

/tɛsˈteɪməɹ/

testamur noun: a certificate of successful completion of an examination.

Noun

testamur (plural testamurs)

A certificate of successful completion of an examination.
- Are the students, as part of the qualification for the degree, to be required to attend given courses of lectures, and to produce a testamur of attendance from the instructor, along with a testamur of proficiency from the examiner ?1868, Mark Pattison, Suggestions on Academical Organisation, Esmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh, page 249
- It has already been mentioned that we are prepared to recommend the issue of a Secondary School Testamur to pupils who have to leave school before they are able to take the Secondary School Certificate[…].1911, Commonwealth Shipping Committee, Reports, volume 16, page 150

Each will be issued a testamur of fellowship bearing the Seal of the Society.2000 May, Microbiology Australia, page 35:
Andrea was a bit disappointed that she wasn′t the first graduand to go up and get here^([sic]) testamur.2008, James McNaught, Sinking Sand, Lulu, page 227:

plural	testamurs

From Latin testāmur (“we testify”).

What does testamur mean?: Testamur means a certificate of successful completion of an examination.
How do you use testamur in a sentence?: Each will be issued a testamur of fellowship bearing the Seal of the Society.
What part of speech is testamur?: Testamur is a noun.
How do you pronounce testamur?: Testamur is pronounced /tɛsˈteɪməɹ/.
What is the plural of testamur?: The plural of testamur is testamurs.

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