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fidejussion

fidejussion noun: suretyship.

Noun

fidejussion (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) suretyship.

Origin of fidejussion

From Latin fideiussiōnem (with -ion), from fidēiussus, from fideiubeō, from fidēs (“faith”) + iubēre (“order”). Compare French fidéjussion.

Questions about fidejussion

What does fidejussion mean?
Fidejussion means suretyship.
What part of speech is fidejussion?
Fidejussion is a noun.

Words near fidejussion in the dictionary

  1. fideist
  2. fideistic
  3. fideistically
  4. fideists
  5. fidejussio
  6. fidejussion
  7. fidejussionary
  8. fidejussor
  9. fidejussors
  10. fidejussory
  11. Fidel

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