solidary, a.
(ˈsɒlɪdərɪ)
[ad. F. solidaire: see solid a. and -ary.]
1. Civil Law. Joint and several.
| 1818 Colebrooke Obligations xiv. 149 The solidary obligation can hardly arise, without such an express provision. 1875 Poste Gaius iii. 398 Election to sue the principal debtor discharges a Correal surety.., but not a Solidary surety. 1895 Law Times XCIX. 465/1 Anyone who has grasped the difference between a correal and a solidary obligation. |
2. Characterized by or having solidarity or community of interests.
| 1841 [see solidarity 1]. 1848 Tait's Mag. XV. 251 Regarding as solidary, or indissolubly connected together, all the members of the great human family. 1867 Visct. Strangford Selection (1869) II. 64 A struggling Christian population, solidary in sentiment and interest with all other Christian populations in Turkey. |