surement

See also: sûrement

English

Etymology

From Middle English surement, from Old French seürement; equivalent to sure +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʊə(ɹ)mənt/

Noun

surement

1. (obsolete) A making sure; surety.

References

• “surement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• menstrue, muenster

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syʁ.mɑ̃/

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Adverb

surement

1. post-1990 spelling of sûrement

Further reading

• “surement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• menteurs, mesurent, musèrent, résument

Middle English

Alternative forms

• surment

Etymology

From Old French seürement; equivalent to sure +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsiu̯r(ə)ˈmɛnt/, /ˈsiu̯r(ə)mɛnt/

Noun

surement (plural surementz)

1. A promise or oath.
   • 1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Frankeleyns Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC:

     Euery surement and euery bond.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• English: surement

References

• “seurement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-21.