Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countersecurity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-se-cu-ri-ty
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A commitment to guarantee the security (property or bonding in securing a loan) of someone who has become security for another.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This is an appeal from an order of the Orphans' Court of Frederick County requiring the appellant, the surviving executor of John Sifford, deceased, to give countersecurity."
"Sir John's executors, under colour of some countersecurities given to Sir John and some assignments of judgments, unjustly compelled Sir Arthur to pay 1,600l. and upwards for debts from which Sir John had discharged him."

Etymology

From counter- + security.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Usage

Inflected Forms

countersecurities (plural)

Questions

What does countersecurity mean?: A commitment to guarantee the security (property or bonding in securing a loan) of someone who has become security for another.
Where does countersecurity come from?: From counter- + security.

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