Etymology · Old French
guarantie
3 English words descend from Old French guarantie, most common first.
- guaranteeAnything that assures a certain outcome.
- warrantyA guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
- guarantyAn undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.