Clues for the word "SURROGATE"

We've had 6 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 5 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Guardian Cryptic crossword on April 24, 2009.

Definition of surrogate

n. - A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.
n. - The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants marriage licenses.
n. - In some States of the United States, an officer who presides over the probate of wills and testaments and yield the settlement of estates.
v. t. - To put in the place of another; to substitute.