suretyship

/ˈʃʊərɪtiːʃɪp/

词干

后缀

-ship: Appended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a property or state of being, time spent in a role, or a specialised union. In particular, the way a set of social duties associated with a particular role shapes or develops one's character.

From surety +‎ -ship, possibly a partial calque of Middle English borweship (“suretiship, borrowship”).

1(law) An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.