LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

fidēprōmissor

fidēprōmissor m (genitive fidēprōmissōris)
Classical[fɪ.deː.proːˈmɪs.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[fi.de.proˈmis.sor]

Meaning

  1. guarantor, surety

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefidēprōmissorfidēprōmissōrēs
genitivefidēprōmissōrisfidēprōmissōrum
dativefidēprōmissōrīfidēprōmissōribus
accusativefidēprōmissōremfidēprōmissōrēs
ablativefidēprōmissōrefidēprōmissōribus
vocativefidēprōmissorfidēprōmissōrēs

fĭdĕprōmissor, ōris, m. fidepromitto, jurid. t. t.,
I. a surety, bail: pro eo, qui promittit, solent alii obligari: quorum alios sponsores, alios fidepromissores, alios fidejussores appellamus. Sponsor ita interrogatur: IDEM DARE SPONDES? fidepro missor: IDEM FIDEPROMITTIS? fidejussor ita: IDEM FIDE TVA ESSE JVBES? etc., Gai. Inst. 3, § 115:—In another orthogr.: fidei promissor, πιστικελευστης, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

From fidēprōmittō (“make a promise on behalf of another person, stand as guarantor or surety”) + -tor, from fidē (“in faith”) + prōmittō (“promise”).

In English words that came into English from fidēprōmissor

  • fidepromissorfidēprōmissor

Quick answers

What does fidēprōmissor mean in Latin?
fidēprōmissor, a noun, means “guarantor, surety”.
What is the genitive of fidēprōmissor?
The genitive singular is fidēprōmissōris. fidēprōmissor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce fidēprōmissor?
In classical Latin, [fɪ.deː.proːˈmɪs.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fi.de.proˈmis.sor].