surety
[ shoo r-i-tee, shoo r-tee, shur-i-tee, shur-tee ]
/ ˈʃʊər ɪ ti, ˈʃʊər ti, ˈʃɜr ɪ ti, ˈʃɜr ti /
noun, plural sur·e·ties.
RELATED WORDS
security, bail, guaranty, guarantee, confidence, corroboration, pledge, hostage, guarantor, sponsor, ratification, substitute, sureness, certainty, assurance, bondsman
Nearby words
- sure-footed,
- sure-handed,
- surefire,
- surefooted,
- surely,
- suretyship,
- surf,
- surf 'n' turf,
- surf and turf,
- surf bird
Origin of surety
1300–50; Middle English surte < Middle French; Old French seurte < Latin sēcūritāt-, stem of sēcūritās security
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for surety
surety
/ (ˈʃʊətɪ, ˈʃʊərɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
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 surety to act as a surety
Word Origin for surety
C14: from Old French seurte, from Latin sēcūritās security
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
surety
c.1300, from Old French seurté, from Latin securitatem (nominative securitas) "freedom from care or danger, safety, security," from securus (see secure). Until 1966, the French national criminal police department was the Sûreté nationale.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper