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sureties
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Sureties
(gcide) | Surety \Sure"ty\, n.; pl. Sureties. [OE. seurte, OF.
se["u]rt['e], F. s[^u]ret['e]. See Sure, Security.]
1. The state of being sure; certainty; security.
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Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger
in a land that is not theirs. --Gen. xv. 13.
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For the more surety they looked round about. --Sir
P. Sidney.
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2. That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of
confidence or security.
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[We] our happy state
Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds;
On other surety none. --Milton.
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3. Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or
for the performance of some act.
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There remains unpaid
A hundred thousand more; in surety of the which
One part of Aquitaine is bound to us. --Shak.
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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.
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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
--Prov. xi.
15.
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5. Hence, a substitute; a hostage. --Cowper.
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6. Evidence; confirmation; warrant. [Obs.]
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She called the saints to surety,
That she would never put it from her finger,
Unless she gave it to yourself. --Shak.
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Cosureties
(gcide) | Cosurety \Co*sure"ty\ (k?-sh?r"t?; 136), n.; pl. Cosureties
(-t?z).
One who is surety with another.
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Sureties
(gcide) | Surety \Sure"ty\, n.; pl. Sureties. [OE. seurte, OF.
se["u]rt['e], F. s[^u]ret['e]. See Sure, Security.]
1. The state of being sure; certainty; security.
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Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger
in a land that is not theirs. --Gen. xv. 13.
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For the more surety they looked round about. --Sir
P. Sidney.
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2. That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of
confidence or security.
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[We] our happy state
Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds;
On other surety none. --Milton.
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3. Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or
for the performance of some act.
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There remains unpaid
A hundred thousand more; in surety of the which
One part of Aquitaine is bound to us. --Shak.
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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.
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He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
--Prov. xi.
15.
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5. Hence, a substitute; a hostage. --Cowper.
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6. Evidence; confirmation; warrant. [Obs.]
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She called the saints to surety,
That she would never put it from her finger,
Unless she gave it to yourself. --Shak.
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