attestor
/əˈtɛstər/
noun
- A person who witnesses the signing of a document and confirms its authenticity by signing it themselves.
- Each attestor must sign the document in the presence of the notary.
- The lawyer asked her assistant to act as an attestor for the will.
- Without a valid attestor, the contract cannot be legally binding.
- A person who gives evidence or testifies to the truth of something.
- The historian acted as an attestor for the authenticity of the ancient manuscript.
- She served as an attestor to the accuracy of the financial report.
- Several attestors confirmed that the event had taken place as described.