wadset

/ (ˈwɒdˌsɛt) Scots law /

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noun

another name for mortgage

verb -sets, -setting or -setted

(tr) to pledge or mortgage

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Word Origin for wadset

C14: wad, a Scottish variant of wed + set 1; compare Old English wedd settan to deposit a pledge

Words nearby wadset

wading bird, wading pool, wadmal, Wad Medani, wadna, wadset, Wadsworth, wady, wae, waesucks, Waf

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How to use wadset in a sentence

The estates of Glengyle were pledged, or, as it is called in Scotland, "under a contract of wadset."
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