Surety
Noun
surety
(countable and uncountable; plural suretys)- certainty
- Bible, Genesis xv. 13Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs.
- Sir Philip SidneyFor the more surety they looked round about.
- That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security.
- MiltonWe our happy state
Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds;
On other surety none. - (legal) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.
- ShakespeareThere remains unpaid
A hundred thousand more; in surety of the which
One part of Aquitaine is bound to us.# (legal) One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein. - Bible, Proverbs xi. 15He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
- A substitute; a hostage.
- Evidence; confirmation; warrant.
- ShakespeareShe called the saints to surety,
That she would never put it from her finger,
Unless she gave it to yourself.