(n.) The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.
(n.) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence
of power of safety; hence, assurance; certainty.
(n.) Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.
(n.) Freedom from risk; safety.
(n.) That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard;
defense.
(n.) Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain
the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the
payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge.
(n.) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself
for the performance of another's obligation.
(n.) An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a
certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.
