hypothec

[ hahy-poth-ik, hi- ]

noun

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.

hypothec

/ haɪˈpɒθɪk /

noun

1. Roman law Scots law a charge on property in favour of a creditor

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypothec¹

1585–95; earlier hypotheca < Late Latin < Greek hypothḗkē deposit, pledge, mortgage (akin to hypotithénai to deposit as pledge). See hypo-, theca

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypothec¹

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

Example Sentences

An' noo I maun leave ye to mak' what ye can oot o' this, for I jalouse it'll pass ye to untaukle the whole hypothec.

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Hypothec, hī-poth′ek, n. in Scotch law, a lien or security over goods in respect of a debt due by the owner of the goods.

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He is also in favour of the abolition of the laws of entail and hypothec.

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