Guaranies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Guaranty \Guar"an*ty\, n.; pl. {Guaranies}. [OF. guarantie,
     garantie, F. garantie, OF. guarantir, garantir, to warrant,
     to guaranty, E. garantir, fr. OF. guarant, garant, a
     warranter, F. garant; of German origin, and from the same
     word as warranty. See {Warrant}, and cf. {Warranty},
     {Guarantee}.]


     In law and common usage: An undertaking to answer for the
     payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or
     duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay
     or perform; a guarantee; a warranty; a security.
     [1913 Webster]