surrogate

1. n. A deputy; a delegate; a substitute. Source: opted

2. n. The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

4. v. t. To put in the place of another; to substitute. Source: opted

5. adj. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties Source: wordnet

6. n. someone who takes the place of another person Source: wordnet

7. n. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

9. To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] Dr. H.More. Source: adambom

10. n:100 n. someone who takes the place of another person Source: ecdict

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