(1):
(n.) The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.
(2):
(n.) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence of power of safety; hence, assurance; certainty.
(3):
(n.) Freedom from risk; safety.
(4):
(n.) That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard; defense.
(5):
(n.) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation.
(6):
(n.) Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge.
(7):
(n.) Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.
(8):
(n.) An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.