Of persons: A surety, hostage; bail, deliverer from prison. Obsolete.

In the Danelaw: a person who stands surety for the purchase or transfer of land; (also) a person who stands surety for the lawful behaviour of…

One who gives or offers security for another, a surety.

Chiefly Law. A person who becomes surety for another; a bail; a surety; a member of a frank-pledge or frithborh. Now historical.

A person who undertakes a specific responsibility on behalf of another person who remains primarily liable for that responsibility; a person who is…

A guarantor, surety, bail. Scottish. Obsolete.

A person who becomes surety.

A person who stands surety (for a person or thing). Obsolete.

Scots Law. One who gives or becomes security for another; a surety; = caution, n. 1b.

One who assures, authorizes, or guarantees (something).

The person who becomes security, a surety. Obsolete exc. Scottish.

One who warrants or gives a warrant. Obsolete.

Chiefly Law. A person who stands surety for another.

One who makes a formal promise or pledge on behalf of another; a sponsor, surety, bail. Obsolete.

One who enters into an engagement or agreement; †a surety, guarantor.

A person who deposits something with another (usually a pawnbroker) as a pledge or security for a loan.

One who acts as security or surety for another.

Surety; one who becomes bail. to goa person's bond: to be or go surety for (him).

He who or that which ensures. One who vouches for, guarantees. Obsolete.

A personal security, a surety. Obsolete.

(a) a person who puts up property as security or stands surety for someone (now rare); †(b) a person who seeks ‘securities’ or guarantees, esp…

One who vouches for the respectability or good faith of another, or who undertakes to guarantee some procedure.

Misused for warranter, n. or guarantee, n. 1, and (U.S.) for warranty, n. 1.

A person who is answerable for another. Obsolete. rare.

= guarantee, n. 1.

A person or party that makes a guaranty or gives a security; a guaranteeing party.

A person who gives a guaranty (sense 1) or ‘undertakes to see stipulations performed’ (Johnson). Obsolete.

one who hypothecates or pledges something as security.

gen. = warranter, n. 1. rare.

One who makes or gives a guaranty or security.