HYPOTHEC

Etymology

Noun

hypothec (usually uncountable, plural hypothecs)

(legal) In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.

(colloquial) Everything; the whole lot.

Source: Wiktionary


Hy*poth"ec, n. Etym: [F. hypothèque. See Hypotheca.] (Scot. Law)

Definition: A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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