adpromission

noun

ad·​pro·​mis·​sion

ˌad-prō-ˈmi-shən

plural -s

: a legal contract or relation of suretyship

Word History

Etymology

adpromissor + -ion

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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