surete
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- seurete, sewertee, sourtee, swerte, sewyrte, surte, suerte, suertie, surtee, suretee, seurtee, suyrte, seuretee, seurte, surtey, sewirte
Etymology
[edit]From Anglo-Norman seurté, from Latin sēcūritās; equivalent to sure + -te. Doublet of securite.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]surete (plural seurtees)
- Certainty; a feeling of confidence.
- A specific certainty; a truth.
- Protection; secureness; security.
- A pledge or agreement assuring something, or a method of verification for such:
- A written instrument certifying such a pledge.
- Surety money; a bond or deposit certifying such a pledge.
- A person holding themselves as surety for the purpose of certifying such a pledge.
Descendants
[edit]- English: surety
References
[edit]- “seurtẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-22.
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