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surety
[ shoor-i-tee, shoor-tee, shur-i-tee, shur-tee ]
noun
, plural sur·e·ties.
- security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
- a person who is legally responsible for the debt, default, or delinquency of another.
- a person who, as a sponsor, godparent, etc., has assumed or accepted responsibility for another's debts or behavior.
- the state or quality of being sure.
- something that makes sure; ground of confidence or safety.
- assurance, especially self-assurance.
surety
/ ˈʃʊətɪ; ˈʃʊərɪtɪ /
noun
- a person who assumes legal responsibility for the fulfilment of another's debt or obligation and himself becomes liable if the other defaults
- security given against loss or damage or as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
- obsolete.the quality or condition of being sure
- obsolete.a means of assurance or safety
- stand suretyto act as a surety
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Derived Forms
- ˈsuretyˌship, noun
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Other Words From
- o·ver·sure·ty noun
- sub·sur·e·ty noun plural subsureties
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of surety1
C14: from Old French seurte, from Latin sēcūritās security
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Example Sentences
Whatever he did as Mediator or Surety, must, therefore, have been done in connection with the covenant.
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Again, if there is a surety for any of the debts, he may insist on the application of the money in order to be relieved.
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Besides, that oath was sworn to him as not merely a priest, but as the Surety and Mediator of the new covenant.
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But could any dependent being fully designate its glorious origin, and infinite Surety?
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With seynt Iohn, with St. John for a surety; borwe being in the dat.
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