testimony

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtɛstɪməni/

noun (plural testimonies)

  • a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law: the testimony of an eyewitness
  • [mass noun] evidence or proof of something: his blackened finger was testimony to the fact that he had played in pain
  • a public recounting of a religious conversion or experience.
  • archaic a solemn protest or declaration.

Origin:

Middle English: from Latin testimonium, from testis 'a witness'