hypothec

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: hy=poth=ec

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)