Authentication

aw-thent-ik-a's hun, n. act of authenticating confirmation. Authenticity, aw-thent-is'it-i, quality of being authentic genuinene . Author, awth'or, one who originates or brings into being a beginner or first mover the writer of an original oook '—fent. Autb/or- — 9B8. [Fr. auteur L. auctor augeo, auctum, to cause things to increase, to produce.]