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† surement Obs.
Also seure-, surment.
[a. AF. *surement, aphetic f. assurement assurement. Sometimes confused with serement serment, oath; cf. sorement.]
An assurance, pledge.
c1386Chaucer Frankl. T. 806, I yow relesse madame in to youre hond Quyt euery surement [Ellesm. (or ? sirement), Cambr., Corp., Petw., Lansd. surement, Harl. seurement, Heng. serement] That ye han maad to me. c1400Laud Troy Bk. 13022 Ther-to made he his surment To holde hem stable. a1400–50Wars Alex. 2748 Loke to þi-selfe, For sekire & on my surement I seke ȝow agayns. 1497–8N. Riding Rec. (1894) I. 194 The which..seyth upon our concience and surment that [etc.]. |