Bible Dictionaries
Sponsor
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety.
(2):
(n.) One who at the baptism of an infant professore the christian faith in its name, and guarantees its religious education; a godfather or godmother.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sponsor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/sponsor.html. 1828.