əˈshürən (t)s, aˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English assuraunce, from Middle French assurance, from Old French aseürance, from aseürer + -ance
1.
a. : the act of assuring : pledge , guarantee
can tell you … with my most solemn assurance that it's true — Richard Joseph
b. archaic : a quarantee or pledge of peace and safety — usually used in plural
angry that assurances had been given the enemy
2. : something that inspires or tends to inspire confidence
assurances of support came pouring in daily — T.B.Macaulay
3.
a. : the quality or state of being sure or certain : freedom from doubt : certainty
said with as much assurance as is ever brought to human affairs — Time
b. : assuredness of divine grace or of forgiveness and salvation : consciousness of personal fellowship with God
blessed assurance , Jesus is mine — Fanny J. Crosby
4. : the quality or state of being sure or safe : security , safety
the kings ascent to the crown and assurance therein — Thomas Keightley
5. : the act of conveying or the instrument or other legal evidence of the conveyance of real property — called also common assurance
6. now chiefly Britain : insurance
7. : confidence of manner : freedom from timidity : self-confidence , self-reliance
to face a good orchestra with inward and outward authority and assurance — J.N.Burk
8. : excessive or presumptuous boldness : impudence , audacity
no experience so far served to reveal the whole offensiveness of the man's assurance — Mary Austin