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Middle English
- seurete, sewertee, sourtee, swerte, sewyrte, surte, suerte, suertie, surtee, suretee, seurtee, suyrte, seuretee, seurte, surtey, sewirte
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman seurté, from Latin sēcūritās; equivalent to sure + -te. Doublet of securite.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siu̯r(ə)ˈteː/, /sɛu̯r(ə)ˈteː/, /suːr(ə)ˈteː/
- Rhymes: -eː
Noun
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.
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