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Godfather :: Godfather (n.) A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction..

Mainpernor :: Mainpernor (n.) A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day..

Frankpledge :: Frankpledge (n.) A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, -- each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in England, being a pledge for the good conduct of the others, for the preservation of the public peace; a free surety..

Liable :: Liable (v. t.) Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his principal..

Engager :: Engager (n.) One who enters into an engagement or agreement; a surety.

Security :: Security (n.) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation..

Safe-pledge :: Safe-pledge (n.) A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time.

Surety :: Surety (n.) Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or for the performance of some act..

Fidejussion :: Fidejussion (n.) The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship.

Undertake :: Undertake (v. i.) To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety.

Surety :: Surety (n.) 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..

Security :: Security (n.) Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge..

Justify :: Justify (v. i.) To take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety.

Borough :: Borough (n.) The pledge or surety thus given.

Sponsor :: Sponsor (n.) One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety..

Cautionry :: Cautionry (n.) Suretyship.

Cautioner :: Cautioner (n.) A surety or sponsor.

Discuss :: Discuss (v. t.) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety..

Bail Bond :: Bail bond () A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his surety, to insure the prisoner's appearance in court, at the return of the writ..

Mainpernable :: Mainpernable (a.) Capable of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be mainprised.

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