wadset
Britishnoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of wadset
C14: wad, a Scottish variant of wed + set 1 ; compare Old English wedd settan to deposit a pledge
Example Sentences
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For her patrimony, the Earl wadset to Halcro lands, in Widewall, Ronaldsvoe, and in South Ronaldshay, which lands were afterwards redeemed by Patrick Stewart, the Earl’s eldest son, 1598.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford
He acquired Brea in Ferintosh, in wadset and it remained in his family for two generations.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
In 1637 the two Mackenzies, in virtue of these claims and the titles founded upon them, gave a wadset of the lands of Assynt to Kenneth Mackenzie of Scatwell in security for forty thousand merks.
From History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name by Mackenzie, Alexander
The creditor was a man of influence and fortune; but, like most other Scottish proprietors who were enabled to take advantage of the wadset rights, he was grasping and merciless.
From Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. by Thomson, Mrs.
A wadset in Scotland," said Heriot, "is the same with a mortgage on this side of the Tweed; but you are not acquainted with your real creditor.
From The Fortunes of Nigel by Scott, Walter, Sir
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