surete

Middle English

/siu̯r(ə)ˈteː/

noun
Definitions
  • 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:

Etymology

Borrowed from seurté derived from Latin sēcūritās suffix from Middle English sure.

Origin

Middle English

sure

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