chattel mortgage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chattel mortgage
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Outfit: To colonists unable to purchase them, the Army furnishes the necessary implements and stock, consisting of the following: Team of horses, cow, hogs, chicken, seed, etc., secured by chattel mortgage.
From The Social Work of the Salvation Army by Lamb, Edwin Gifford
A husband may give a chattel mortgage to his wife, and she in turn can give one to him.
From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney
Joe had lent Sam a hundred dollars, discounted ten per cent, for ninety days, and secured by a chattel mortgage on Sam's horse and wagon.
From Romance of California Life by Habberton, John
He was to pay the rent, receiving a sub-lease from Bohlmann, who was only a lesee himself, and to give a chattel mortgage on the stock supplied him.
From The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Ford, Paul Leicester
I didn’t know for a long time where Mr. Maxwell 298 got the money for me but after a while I discovered that he’d given a chattel mortgage on his books and personal belongings.
From Hepsey Burke by Westcott, Frank N. (Frank Noyes)
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