Noun surety has 5 senses
  1. surety - something clearly established
    --1 is a kind of
    certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion
  2. security, surety - property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security"
    --2 is a kind of transferred property, transferred possession
    --2 has particulars:
     deposit; earnest; recognizance, recognisance; warrant, stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant
  3. hostage, surety - a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
    --3 is a kind of prisoner, captive
  4. guarantor, surety, warrantor, warranter - one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
    --4 is a kind of patron, sponsor, supporter
  5. security, surety - a guarantee that an obligation will be met
    --5 is a kind of guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty
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