Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - surrogate
Surrogate
surrogate
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. Phrases and idioms surrogate 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. Derivatives surrogacy n. surrogateship n. Etymology: L surrogatus past part. of surrogare elect as a substitute (as SUR-(1), rogare ask)
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I. transitive verb (-gated; -gating) see: right Date: 1533 to put in the place of another:, to appoint as successor, deputy, or substitute for oneself, substitute, II. noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1603 1. one appointed to act in place of another ; deputy, a local judicial officer in some states (as New York) who has jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the settlement of estates, and the appointment and supervision of guardians, one that serves as a substitute, ~ mother ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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