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Definitions for Hypothec
[1] Roman and Civil Law . a mortgage or security held by a creditor on the property of a debtor without possession of it, created either by agreement or by operation of law.
[2] (in some modern legal systems) a security interest created in immovable property.
[3] Roman law Scots law a charge on property in favour of a creditor
Words nearby Hypothec
hypoth., hypothalamic infundibulum, hypothalamohypophysial portal system, hypothalamus, hypothallus, hypothec, hypotheca, hypothecary, hypothecate, hypothecium, hypothenar
Origin of Hypothec
1585–95; earlier hypotheca < Late Latin < Greek hypothḗkē deposit, pledge, mortgage (akin to hypotithénai to deposit as pledge). See hypo-, theca
Word origin for Hypothec
C16: from Late Latin hypotheca a security, from Greek hupothēkē deposit, pledge, from hupotithenai to deposit as a security, place under, from hypo- + tithenai to place