witnesseth

== English == === Etymology === From witness + -eth. === Verb === witnesseth (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of witness Synonym: witnesses ==== Usage notes ==== In a mistake harkening back to legal formbooks of the late 19th century, the word "witnesseth" is generally misused at the head of modern contracts, as an imperative instead of an indicative. In order to correct such usage, "witnesseth" should appear as part of a sentence, e.g. "This contract witnesseth..."