ˈsʌrəɡɪt n. 1 a
substitute,
esp.
for a
person in a
specific role or
office. 2
Brit. a
deputy, esp. of a
bishop in granting
marriage licences. 3 US a
judge in
charge of
probate,
inheritance,
and guardianship. øsurrogate
mother 1 a person
acting the role of mother. 2 a
woman who bears a
child on
behalf of
another woman,
from her own egg fertilized by the
other woman's
partner. øøsurrogacy n. surrogateship n. [L surrogatus
past part. of surrogare
elect as a substitute (as
SUR-(1), rogare ask)]