fidejussion

English

Etymology

From Latin fidejussio, from fidejubere (“to be surety or bail”), from fides (“faith”) + jubere (“to order”). Compare French fidéjussion.

Noun

fidejussion (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, law) suretyship.

Related terms

• fidejussor

References

• “fidejussion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.