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hypothec
CIDE DICTIONARY
hypothec, n. [F. hypothèque. See Hypotheca.].
A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hypothec, n. (in Roman and Scottish law) a right established by law over property belonging to a debtor.
Derivative
hypothecary adj.
Etymology
F hypoth{egrave}que f. LL hypotheca f. Gk hupotheke deposit (as HYPO-, tithemi place)
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