See Also: unseeming(dictionary)

fidepromissor (iou) and unseeming (iou)


fidepromissor (iou)



fidepromissor noun. L19.
[Latin, from fidepromittere, from fides FAITH + promittere to promise: see -OR.]
Roman Law. A person who pledges himself as Security for another; a bail, a surety.

unseeming (iou)



unseeming adjective. ME.
[from UN-1 + seeming pres. pple of SEEM verb.]
a. Unbecoming, unseemly. ME-M17.
b. Unsuitable for (a person). L16-E18.
Unapparent. rare. E20.
unseemingly adverb (rare) unbecomingly E17.