sure tis hipt

An old spelling of suretyship. surette (su-ret'), n. [Prob. so called in ref. to the acid berries; berries which are edible. best Indian coffee plantations, and it bears yellow acid surety (shör'ti), n.; pl. sureties (-tiz). [ Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's. Gen. xv. 13. 21. Security; safety. Never yet thy grace no wight sente So blisful cause as me my lyf to lede In alle joy and seurte out of drede. Chaucer, Troilus, ii. 833. IMG:content-2548.png:[merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] There remains unpaid A hundred you sand more; in surety of the which One part of Aquitaine is bound to us. Shak ., L. L. L., ii. 1. 135. 5. One who has made himself responsible for another; specifically, in law, one who has bound himself with or for another who remains primarily liable; one who has contracted with the creditor or claimant that he will be answerable for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another; one who enters into a bond or recognizance or other obligation to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt or his performance of some act, and who, in case of the principal's failure, can be compelled to pay the debt or damages; a bondsman; a bail. The e ential elements of the relation are that the surety is liable to the demandant, either directly or in the contingency of non-performance by the principal, and that the principal is liable to indemnify the surety against lo or damage by reason of the engagement of the surety. See note under guarantor. IMG:content-2549.png:[blocks in formation] This child hath promised by you his sureties to renounce the devil and all his works. Book of Common Prayer , Public Baptism of Infants. Surety of the peace, a bond to the people or sovereign, taken by a justice, for keeping the peace. suretyt (shör'ti), v. t. [ The jeweller that owes the ring is sent for, And he shall surety me. Shak ., All's Well, v. 3. 298.