surrogate
surrogate Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Acting as a substitute or replacement for another person or thing, especially in a familial, emotional, or official role.
"After moving across the country for college, she found a welcoming surrogate family among her neighbors."
• noun
A person or thing that acts as a substitute for someone or something else, especially in an official, political, or representative capacity.
"The presidential candidate sent several high-profile surrogates to speak at rallies across the state."
A woman who bears a child on behalf of another person or couple, typically through artificial insemination or the implantation of a fertilized embryo.
"After years of fertility treatments, the couple decided to have a child with the help of a gestational surrogate."
American A judicial officer in certain US states who has jurisdiction over the probate of wills, the settlement of estates, and guardianship matters.
"The disputed will was brought before the county surrogate for a formal ruling on the distribution of the estate."
• verb
To appoint as a successor, deputy, or substitute for oneself or another.
"The bishop surrogated a senior cleric to oversee the diocesan tribunal during his absence."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Latin surrogatus, the past participle of surrogare ('to put in another's place' or 'to elect as a substitute'), formed from sub- ('in place of') and rogare ('to ask' or 'to propose a law or candidate').