countersecure
countersecure verb: to give additional security to or for.
Verb
countersecure (third-person singular simple present countersecures, present participle countersecuring, simple past and past participle countersecured)
- To give additional security to or for.
- February 28 1785, Edmund Burke, speech in the House of Commons on the Nabob of Arcot's Debts
When a soucar, that is a money dealer, becomes security for any native prince, the course is for the native prince to countersecure the money dealer, by making over to him in mortgage a portion of his...
- February 28 1785, Edmund Burke, speech in the House of Commons on the Nabob of Arcot's Debts
Forms of countersecure
| third-person singular present | countersecures |
|---|---|
| present participle | countersecuring |
| past participle | countersecured |
| past | countersecured |
Origin of countersecure
From counter- + secure.
Questions about countersecure
- What does countersecure mean?
- Countersecure means to give additional security to or for.
- What part of speech is countersecure?
- Countersecure is a verb.
- What is the past tense of countersecure?
- The past tense of countersecure is countersecured.
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