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Guarantor and vouching

garant; se porter garant

A person or body who vouches for another’s identity, reliability or civic standing.

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The Gods Are Athirst

Anatole France · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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Meaning

Lemma and phrase.

A person or body who vouches for another’s identity, reliability or civic standing. In the queue Gamelin vouches for Brotteaux and becomes suspect himself; Blaise’s local committee successfully vouches for his civic loyalty. The construction shows both the possible power and the risks of personal or institutional testimony.

Places to read

  1. Chapter VI, paragraph 33Frenchse porta garant de Brotteaux: Vouched for Brotteaux. The crowd expands its suspicion to include the defender’s defender.
  2. Chapter VIII, paragraph 7Frenchs’était porté garant de son civisme: Had vouched for his civic loyalty. The local Surveillance Committee helps clear Blaise before the national body.