löftesman

Swedish

Etymology

löfte (“promise”) +‎ -s- +‎ man

Noun

löftesman c

1. (law, archaic) surety, guarantor (one who undertakes to pay money in the event that the principal fails to do so)

Declension

Declension of löftesman
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	löftesman	löftesmannen	löftesmän	löftesmännen
Genitive	löftesmans	löftesmannens	löftesmäns	löftesmännens

Synonyms

• borgensman

References

• löftesman in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• löftesman in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)