Word Definition

Document

  1. To teach; to school.
  2. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
  3. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information; as, a a ship should be documented according to the directions of law.
  4. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.
  5. An example for instruction or warning.