suretyship

American  

[shoor-i-tee-ship, shoor-tee-, shur-i-tee-, shur-tee-] / ˈʃʊər ɪ tiˌʃɪp, ˈʃʊər ti-, ˈʃɜr ɪ ti-, ˈʃɜr ti- /

noun

Law.

1. the relationship between the surety, the principal debtor, and the creditor.

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Etymology

Origin of suretyship

First recorded in 1525–35; surety + -ship

Example Sentences

But even then there was for her no suretyship of motherhood, or training, or control.

From Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time by Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore

I answer, He did then deal with sinners even as he dealeth with them now; he justified them by it, by virtue of the suretyship of him that was to bring it in.

From The Pharisee and Publican by Bunyan, John

This right is a common law right, arising from the contract of suretyship, and is not bounded by State lines.

From The American Judiciary by Baldwin, Simeon E., LLD

"He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretyship is sure."

From Woman: Man's Equal by Webster, Thomas

If his suretyship be accepted—if He meet and fulfil all the requirements of an outraged law, the gates of the dismal prison-house will and must be opened.

From Memories of Bethany by Macduff, John R. (John Ross)