certificate

noun | \ sər-ˈti-fi-kət \ | cer·tif·i·cate

1. a : a document containing a certified statement especially as to the truth of something a birth certificate

   b : a document certifying that a person has fulfilled the requirements of and may practice in a specified field a teaching certificate

2. : certification the signature…constitutes a certificate that the attorney or party has read the document —U.S. Code

3. : a document that is proof of ownership or indebtedness stock certificates gold certificates

transitive verb | \ sər-ˈti-fi-ˌkāt \ | cer·tif·i·cate

1. : to testify or authorize by a certificate; especially : to recognize as having met special qualifications (as of a governmental agency or professional board) within a field — see also certificated security at security : to recognize as having met special qualifications (as of a governmental agency or professional board) within a field — see also certificated security at security