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adv. In a sure manner; safely; certainly. “Great, sure, shall be thy meed.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

'T is pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not liable to stumble or fall; as, a sure-footed horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gen. ii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that created something out of nothing, surely can raise great things out of small. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Without danger; firmly; steadly; securely. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely. Prov. x. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A making sure; surety. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Every surement and every bond. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being sure; certainty. [ 1913 Webster ]

For more sureness he repeats it. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

The law holds with equal sureness for all right action. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. See Rudesby. ] One to be sure of, or to be relied on. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

There is one which is suresby, as they say, to serve, if anything will serve. Bradford. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Suretyship. Prov. xi. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Sureties [ OE. seurte, OF. seürté, F. sûreté. See Sure, Security. ] 1. The state of being sure; certainty; security. [ 1913 Webster ]

Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs. Gen. xv. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

For the more surety they looked round about. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ We ] our happy state
Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds;
On other surety none. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or for the performance of some act. [ 1913 Webster ]

There remains unpaid
A hundred thousand more; in surety of the which
One part of Aquitaine is bound to us. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) One who is bound with and for another who is primarily liable, and who is called the principal; one who engages to answer for another's appearance in court, or for his payment of a debt, or for performance of some act; a bondsman; a bail. [ 1913 Webster ]

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it. Prov. xi. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Hence, a substitute; a hostage. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Evidence; confirmation; warrant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

She called the saints to surety,
That she would never put it from her finger,
Unless she gave it to yourself. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]