Hypothec

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

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

2.nounEverything; the whole lot.

"...saddle and all, the whole hypothec turned round and grovelled in the dust below the donkey’s belly."

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