Multiple instances of evidence, proof, or official confirmation that something is true or real.
From attest (Latin attestari) + -ation suffix marking the act or result. Attestations are the written or spoken proofs themselves—the plural of attestation.
Medieval documents often had multiple attestations because without photography or signatures, scribes had to list many witnesses just to prove the document was legit—your signature today replaces what used to take a whole village!
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