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e of eviction by title paramount, to yield other lands of equal value in recompense. This warranty has long singe become obsolete, and its place supplied by personal covenants for title. Among these is the covenant of warranty, which runs with the land, and is in the nature of a real covenant. Kent.…

t or performance; an engagement which secures or insures another against a contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as Guaranty. His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his zeal. Macaulay.

duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a guarantee; a warranty; a security.

To release or relinquish a claim to; to release a claim to by deed, without covenants of warranty against adverse and paramount titles.

To call into court to warrant and defend, or to make good a warranty of title. He vouches the tenant in tail, who vouches over the common vouchee. Blackstone.

The person who is vouched, or called into court to support or make good his warranty of title in the process of common recovery. Blackstone.

The act of calling in a person to make good his warranty of title in the old form of action for the recovery of lands.

nst every claim, challenge, or burden arising from circumstances prior to the conveyance; warranty. [Written also warrandise.] Craig.

To give a warrant or warranty to; to assure as if by giving a warrant to. [My neck is] as smooth as silk, I warrant ye. L' Estrange.

The person to whom a warrant or warranty is made.

ecure another in a right, or to make good any defect of title or quality; one who gives a warranty; a guarantor; as, the warranter of a horse.

Authority; security; warranty. [Obs.] Shak.