Definitions
Person who sees an event, or someone who gives evidence about it.
Word origin
From Middle English witnesse, from Old English ġewitnes, equivalent to wit + -ness. Cognate with Middle Dutch wetenisse (“witness, testimony”), Old High German gewiznessi (“testimony”), Icelandic vitni (“witness”).
Used in a sentence
“She can bear witness, since she was there at the time.”
“May we, with the warrant of womanhood and the witness of a good conscience, pursue him with any further revenge?”
“We have as much witness from heaven as we need.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Event observer”7 letters
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