The act of certifying, The state of being certified, a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; guranteed Opposite of uncertified, fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly), holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill,

A lady's girdle, obsolete A woman's girdle; a cestus

A contraction of the Latin confer, compare,

centigram.

chain (measurement), of chapter, and of church

Scraps or bits of paper, such as the perforated edges of paper for tractor feed printers or the tiny rectangles punched out from data cards, a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape

A connected, flexible series of links, typically of metal, used especially for holding objects together, for restraining, or for transmitting mechanical power, Bonds, fetters, or shackles, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables, anchors, etc,

metal shackles connected by chains, used to bind hands or legs, Plural form of chain, metal shackles; for hands or legs,

A piece of furniture designed to accommodate one sitting or reclining person, providing support for the back and often the arms and typically standing on four legs, to elect as president, or as chairman of a meeting, the position of professor, verb_ To act as chairperson, To carry someone in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory, act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university