English → Latin
“surety” in Latin
spōnsora bondsman, suretyfidēiussorguarantor (of a surety or bail)vāsvessel, container, dish; vase; utensil, instrumentvadumA shallow, ford, shoal; A body of water; sea, stream; The bottom of a body of waterpraessurety, bondsmanobseshostage (a person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, vadimōniuma promise secured by bail; an appointment
The English word surety itself goes back to Latin cūra, through sēcūritās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
surety
sponsor: fidejussor: vas, vadis, masculine: praes (one who gives security) [SYN. in BAIL]: obses (a hostage): vadimonium (security given). To be surety for anybody or anything, sponsorem, praedem esse pro aliquo; intercedere pro aliquo (also, intercedere pecuniam pro aliquo: to be his surety by consenting to forfeit a sum of money if he does not perform the thing in question): praestare aliquem, aliquid, or de re (to be surety, to answer for, in a wider sense): spondere, fidem interponere pro aliquo: vadem fieri ejus sistendi (to answer for anybody’s appearance): praedem fieri pro aliquo and alicujus rei; obsidem alicujus rei fieri: also, vadem se dare alicui pro aliquo. Vid: more in BAIL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for surety?
- The usual Latin words for “surety” are spōnsor, fidēiussor, vās; also vadum, praes, obses. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.