attestation (a test ash on)

[ The applause of the crowd makes the head giddy, but the attestation of a reasonable man makes the heart glad. Steele , Spectator, No. 188. I would not willingly spare the attestation which they took pleasure in rendering to each other's characters. Everett , Orations, I. 146. 2. The administration of an oath, as to a military recruit. See attest, 4.- Attestation clause, a clause usually appended to wills, after the signature of the testator and before that of the witne es, reciting the due performance of the formalities required by the law. attestative (a-tes'ta-tiv), a. [