Hypertext Webster Gateway: "security"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Security \Se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Securities}. [L. securitas: cf.
F. s['e]curit['e]. See {Secure}, and cf. {Surety}.]
1. The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.
Specifically:
(a) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care;
confidence of power of safety; hence, assurance;
certainty.

His trembling hand had lost the ease, Which
marks security to please. --Sir W.
Scott.
(b) Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.

He means, my lord, that we are too remiss,
Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security, Grows
strong and great in substance and in power.
--Shak.
(c) Freedom from risk; safety.

Give up yourself merely to chance and hazard,
From firm security. --Shak.

Some . . . alleged that we should have no
security for our trade. --Swift.

2. That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard;
defense. Specifically:
(a) 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.

Those who lent him money lent it on no security
but his bare word. --Macaulay.
(b) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself
for the performance of another's obligation.

3. An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a
certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.

Syn: Protection; defense; guard; shelter; safety; certainty;
ease; assurance; carelessness; confidence; surety;
pledge; bail.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

security
n 1: the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support
the armed services in the name of national security"
[ant: {insecurity}]
2: a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to
finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive
interest or dividends; "he held several valuable
securities" [syn: {certificate}]
3: a department responsible for the security of the
institutions property and workers; "the head of security
was a former policeman"
4: measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or
sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up
since the recent uprising" [syn: {security measures}]
5: defense against financial failure; "his pension gave him
security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection
against loss of wages due to illness" [syn: {protection}]
6: freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a
feeling of security"
7: an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone
tries to break in [syn: {security system}, {security
measures}]
8: property that your creditor can claim in case you default on
your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without
good security" [syn: {surety}]
9: a guarantee that an obligation will be met [syn: {surety}]


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