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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 219 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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VOUCHER (from " to vouch," to warrant, answer for, O. Fr. voucher, to cite, call in aid, Lat. vocare, to call, summon)

VOUCHER (from " to vouch," to See also:
WARRANT (Med. Lat. warantum; O. Fr. garant, warant, derived from O.H.G. root represented in modern German bygewdhren)
warrant, See also:
ANSWER (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear)
answer for, O. Fr. voucher, to cite, See also:
CALL (from Anglo-Saxon ceallian, a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch kallen, to talk or chatter)
call in aid, See also:
LAT
Lat. vocare, to call, summon) , any document in See also:

writing which confirms the truth of accounts or establishes other facts, more particularly a See also:

RECEIPT (M.E. receite, derived through Fr. from Lat. recepta, participle of recipere, to receive)

receipt or other See also:

EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence in writing which establishes the fact of the See also:

PAYMENT (Fr. paiement, from payer, to pay; Lat. pacare, to appease, pax, peace)

payment of See also:

MONEY

money .

End of Article: VOUCHER (from " to vouch," to warrant, answer for, O. Fr. voucher, to cite, call in aid, Lat. vocare, to call, summon)

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