löftesman

Swedish

Etymology

löfte (“promise”) +‎ -s- +‎ man

Noun

löftesman c

1. (law, archaic) surety, guarantor (one who undertakes to pay money in the event that the principal fails to do so)

Declension

Declension of löftesman

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	löftesman	löftesmans
	definite	löftesmannen	löftesmannens
plural	indefinite	löftesmän	löftesmäns
	definite	löftesmännen	löftesmännens

Synonyms

• borgensman

References

• löftesman in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• löftesman in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)