Definition and Citations:
A surety; one who makes a promise or gives security for another, partic- ularly a godfather in baptism. In the civil law. One who intervenes for another voluntarily and without being re- quested.
A surety; one who makes a promise or gives security for another, partic- ularly a godfather in baptism. In the civil law. One who intervenes for another voluntarily and without being re- quested.