surety
English
/ˈʃʊəɹɪti/, /ˈʃʊɹəti/
noun
Definitions
- Certainty.
- That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security.
- (legal) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.
- (legal) One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.
- A substitute; a hostage.
- Evidence; confirmation; warrant.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English surete derived from seurté derived from Old French seurté derived from Latin sēcūritās suffix from English sure.
Origin
English
sure
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cocksure English
- cosurety English
- countersurety English
- footsure English
- nonsurety English
- oversure English
- snowsure English
- sure English
- sure-fire English
- sure-handed English
- surefooted English
- surely English
- surement English
- sureness English
- sureseater English
- suretyship English
- unsure English
- unsured English
- unsurety English
- sēcūritās Latin
- sēcūritātem Latin
- sēcūrus Latin
- sûr French
- sûreté French
- sur, sure Middle English
- sure Middle English
- surete Middle English
- swerte Middle English
- seurté Old French
- seurté, seürté Old French
- syur Cebuano
- siwr Welsh
- securité Middle French
- sur Middle French
- seurté xno