surete

Middle English

Alternative forms

• 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)

1. Certainty; a feeling of confidence.
2. A specific certainty; a truth.
3. Protection; secureness; security.
4. A pledge or agreement assuring something, or a method of verification for such:
   1. A written instrument certifying such a pledge.
   2. Surety money; a bond or deposit certifying such a pledge.
   3. A person holding themselves as surety for the purpose of certifying such a pledge.

Descendants

• English: surety

References

• “seurtẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-22.