SURROGATING
Verb
surrogating
present participle of surrogate
Source: Wiktionary
SURROGATE
Sur"ro*gate, n. Etym: [L. surrogatus, p.p. of surrogare, subrogare, to put in another's place, to substitute; sub under + rogare to ask, ask for a vote, propose a law. See Rogation, and cf. Subrogate.]
1. A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.
2. The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses. [Eng.]
3. In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates.
Sur"ro*gate, v. t.
Definition: To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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