Sure"ty (?), n.; pl.
Sureties (#). [OE. seurte, OF.
seürté, F. sûreté. See
Sure, Security.] 1. The state of
being sure; certainty; security.
Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a
stranger in a land that is not theirs.
Gen. xv.
13.
For the more surety they looked round
about.
Sir P. Sidney.
2. That which makes sure; that which confirms;
ground of confidence or security.
[We] our happy state
Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds;
On other surety none.
Milton.
3. Security against loss or damage; security
for payment, or for the performance of some act.
There remains unpaid
A hundred thousand more; in surety of the which
One part of Aquitaine is bound to us.
Shak.
4. (Law) One who is bound with and for
another who is primarily liable, and who is called the
principal; one who engages to answer for another's appearance
in court, or for his payment of a debt, or for performance of some
act; a bondsman; a bail.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for
it.
Prov. xi. 15.
5. Hence, a substitute; a hostage.
Cowper.
6. Evidence; confirmation; warrant.
[Obs.]
She called the saints to surety,
That she would never put it from her finger,
Unless she gave it to yourself.
Shak.
Sure"ty, v. t. To act as surety
for. [Obs.] Shak.
Sure"ty (?), n.; pl.
Sureties (#). [OE. seurte, OF.
seürté, F. sûreté. See
Sure, Security.] 1. The state of
being sure; certainty; security.
Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a
stranger in a land that is not theirs.
Gen. xv.
13.
For the more surety they looked round
about.
Sir P. Sidney.
2. That which makes sure; that which confirms;
ground of confidence or security.
[We] our happy state
Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds;
On other surety none.
Milton.
3. Security against loss or damage; security
for payment, or for the performance of some act.
There remains unpaid
A hundred thousand more; in surety of the which
One part of Aquitaine is bound to us.
Shak.
4. (Law) One who is bound with and for
another who is primarily liable, and who is called the
principal; one who engages to answer for another's appearance
in court, or for his payment of a debt, or for performance of some
act; a bondsman; a bail.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for
it.
Prov. xi. 15.
5. Hence, a substitute; a hostage.
Cowper.
6. Evidence; confirmation; warrant.
[Obs.]
She called the saints to surety,
That she would never put it from her finger,
Unless she gave it to yourself.
Shak.
Sure"ty, v. t. To act as surety
for. [Obs.] Shak.
