Witnesseth - correct word or the mistake?

[nq:1]Hi, I found in a text the word "withesseth". Our dictionaries do not support this word. Or it is a wrong word?[/nq]
-eth (which should be in your dictionary) is the archaic third-person singular present-tense suffix; thus 'witnesseth' is equivalent to non-archaic verb 'witnesses'. Such archaisms are sometimes found in formulaic or canned portions of certain kinds of legal documents.

[nq:2]Hi, I found in a text the word "withesseth". Our dictionaries do not support this word. Or it is a wrong word?[/nq]
[nq:1]-eth (which should be in your dictionary) is the archaic third-person singular present-tense suffix; thus 'witnesseth' is equivalent to non-archaic verb 'witnesses'. Such archaisms are sometimes found in formulaic or canned portions of certain kinds of legal documents

[nq:2]-eth (which should be in your dictionary) is the archaic ... formulaic or canned portions of certain kinds of legal documents.[/nq]
[nq:1]Areff is quite correct about "witnesseth." We may yet have to send him a mail order J.D. If, on the other hand, the document actually says "withnesseth," as indicated in the OP's text, that's a spelling error.[/nq]
And yours, a transcription error?

[nq:1]Areff is quite correct about "witnesseth." We may yet have to send him a mail order J.D.[/nq]
Liebs, I'm afraid I'm a bit too old to qualify for a J.D. card. I never got one of those, but there were some close calls during the period in which I and my colleagues were in the habit of using to effect an unofficial free transfer from the 51st Street station to the 53rd Street station, about

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[nq:1]Hi, I found in a text the word "withesseth". Our dictionaries do not support this word.[/nq]
As the subject line indicates, it looks like an incorrect spelling of "witnesseth". Perhaps a typo?

Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
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[nq:1]Hi, I found in a text the word "withesseth". Our dictionaries do not support this word. Or it is a wrong word? Who knows, tell me about it.[/nq]
You might like to look at this short article at the AUE website:

Thou, thee & archaic grammar
http://alt-usage-english.org/

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[nq:1]Hi, I found in a text the word "withesseth". Our dictionaries do not support this word. Or it is a wrong word? Who knows, tell me about it. Thanks in advance. Igor[/nq]
As others have said, "witnesseth" is the old third-person singular of "witness". In modern English, the "th" has become an "s".

I've seen this particular word in

[nq:2]Areff is quite correct about "witnesseth." We may yet have to send him a mail order J.D.[/nq]
[nq:1]Liebs, I'm afraid I'm a bit too old to qualify for a J.D. card. I never got one of those, ... from Laurelton, BTW, which is due SSE of St. Albans, wherein, AIUI, Albert L. Roker, Jr. (SUNY-Oswego '76) was raised.[/nq]
J.D. 'Juvenile Delinquent'?

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Robin Bignall

[nq:1]As others have said, "witnesseth" is the old third-person singular of "witness". In modern English, the "th" has become an "s". I've seen this particular word in certain kinds of contract, particularly insurance policies which often begin with the words "Now this policy witnesseth..."[/nq]
I seem to recall seeing "WITNESSETH" as the first word of a contract, presumably meaning "This cont