the act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.-the state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.-firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.-excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; as, his assurance is intolerable.-betrothal; affiance.-insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death.-any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.