Bible Dictionaries
Sponsion

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) An act or engagement on behalf of a state, by an agent not specially authorized for the purpose, or by one who exceeds the limits of authority.

(2):

(n.) The act of becoming surety for another.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sponsion'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sponsion.html. 1828.