The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty.
Subjective certainty of one's salvation.
The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence.
Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity
Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security.
A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.
One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.
A substitute; a hostage.
Evidence; confirmation; warrant.
Certainty.