testimonial
TESTIMONIAL
testimonium (a testimony whether oral or written; e.g. testimonia quae recitari solent; opposed to praesentes testes; so legite testimonia Cic. Mil. 17 46): *scriptum testimonium: *litterae alicujus rei testes: litterae commendaticiae (Cic. a letter of recommendation). A testimonial or letters testimonial *litterae dimissionis testes (of servants or soldiers): testimonials *litterae missionem honestam significantes (general term).
testimonium (a testimony whether oral or written; e.g. testimonia quae recitari solent; opposed to praesentes testes; so legite testimonia Cic. Mil. 17 46): *scriptum testimonium: *litterae alicujus rei testes: litterae commendaticiae (Cic. a letter of recommendation). A testimonial or letters testimonial *litterae dimissionis testes (of servants or soldiers): testimonials *litterae missionem honestam significantes (general term).
testimonial: perh. best expr. by probatoria (a certificate of qualification: sc. epistola), Cod. Justin. 12, 58, 2: or testimoniales (sc. literae), Cod. Theod. 7, 20, 12. (The phr. literae commendaticiae denotes letters of recommendation.) Laudātio is a favourable testimony to one's character in a court of justice: Cic. Flac. 15, 36: v. CERTIFICATE .