Hypertext Webster Gateway: "surrogate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Surrogate \Sur"ro*gate\, n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Surrogate \Sur"ro*gate\, v. t.
To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] --Dr. H.
More.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
surrogate
adj : providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not
related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent";
"foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" [syn:
{foster}]
n 1: someone who takes the place of another person [syn: {alternate},
{replacement}]
2: a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
[syn: {deputy}]
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