Thesaurus: surrogate

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1. n. A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.
2. n. The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses.
3. n. In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates.
4. v. t. To put in the place of another; to substitute.
5. adj. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
6. n. someone who takes the place of another person
7. n. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
8. 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. To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] Dr. H. More.
9. To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] Dr. H.More.
10. n:100 n. someone who takes the place of another person