A person under oath; specifically, an officer of the nature of an alderman, in certain municipal corporations in England. Burrill.
The memorandum or certificate at the end of an asffidavit, or a bill or answer in chancery, showing when, before whom, and (in English practice), where, it was sworn or affirmed. Wharton. Bouvier.
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