attestation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the action of bearing witness
  2. noun the evidence by which something is attested

WordNet

At`tes*ta"tion noun
Etymology
L. attestatio: cf. F. attestation.
Definitions
  1. The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation.

Webster 1913