fidepromissor

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌfaɪdiːpɹəʊˈmɪsɔː(ɹ)/

Noun

fidepromissor (plural fidepromissors)

1. (historical, law) One who pledges himself as security for another; bail, surety

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /fi.deː.proːˈmis.sor/, [fɪd̪eːproːˈmɪs̠ːɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fi.de.proˈmis.sor/, [fid̪eproˈmisːor]

Noun

fidēprōmissor m (genitive fidēprōmissōris); third declension

1. guarantor, surety

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	fidēprōmissor	fidēprōmissōrēs
genitive	fidēprōmissōris	fidēprōmissōrum
dative	fidēprōmissōrī	fidēprōmissōribus
accusative	fidēprōmissōrem	fidēprōmissōrēs
ablative	fidēprōmissōre	fidēprōmissōribus
vocative	fidēprōmissor	fidēprōmissōrēs

References

• “fĭdĕprōmissor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fidēprōmissŏr in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “fidepromissor”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “fidepromissor”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• “fidēpromissor” on page 765/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)