surety
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.
Origin of surety
1Other words from surety
- o·ver·sure·ty, noun
- sub·sur·e·ty, noun, plural sub·sur·e·ties.
Words Nearby surety
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How to use surety in a sentence
There’s a surety to her grids and lines that lets you hang on to them when the floor on reality seems to be tilting and truth morphing.
After the 2016 election, Agnes Martin's paintings gave me solace. This time, they're still an escape. | Kelsey Ables | November 8, 2020 | Washington PostWhatever he did as Mediator or surety, must, therefore, have been done in connection with the covenant.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamAgain, if there is a surety for any of the debts, he may insist on the application of the money in order to be relieved.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesBesides, that oath was sworn to him as not merely a priest, but as the surety and Mediator of the new covenant.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamBut could any dependent being fully designate its glorious origin, and infinite surety?
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
With seynt Iohn, with St. John for a surety; borwe being in the dat.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for surety
/ (ˈʃʊətɪ, ˈʃʊərɪtɪ) /
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
Origin of surety
1Derived forms of surety
- suretyship, noun
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