hypothec
nounUK /haɪˈpɒθ.ɪk/ · US /haɪˈpɑ.θɪk/
Etymology From Latin hypothēca (“pledge, mortgage”), from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “warning, pledge”).
1
Law Usually In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
2
Law Usually In Québec, a legal right over property used as security for an obligation, such as a mortgage.
3
Colloquial, Usually Everything; the whole lot.
- ...saddle and all, the whole hypothec turned round and grovelled in the dust below the donkey’s belly.
- Derived terms
- maritime hypothec
- Related terms
- hypothecate