mortgagee

[ mawr-guh-jee ]
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noun
  1. a person to whom property is mortgaged.

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Origin of mortgagee

1
First recorded in 1575–85; mortgage + -ee

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British Dictionary definitions for mortgagee

mortgagee

/ (ˌmɔːɡɪˈdʒiː) /


nounlaw
  1. the party to a mortgage who makes the loan

  2. a person who holds mortgaged property as security for repayment of a loan

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