— assuredly /euh shoor"id lee, euh sherr"-/ , adv. — assuredness , n.
/euh shoord", euh sherrd"/ , adj.
1. guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income.
2. bold; confident; authoritative: His art was both assured and facile.
3. boldly presumptuous.
4. Chiefly Brit. insured, as against loss.
n.
5. Insurance.
a. the beneficiary under a policy.
b. the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.
[ 1325-75; ME; see ASSURE, -ED 2 ]