FIDEJUSSOR

fidejussor (fI-dee-j[schwa]s-or or -j[schwa]s-[schwa]r). 1. Roman law. (ital.) A guarantor; a person who binds himself to pay another’s debt. 2. Hist. Maritime law. A person who acts as bail for a defendant in the Court of Admiralty. — Also spelled fideiussor. Cf. ADPROMISSOR. — fidejussory, adj. “The proceedings of the court of admiralty bear much […]