Definitions for hypothec

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hypothec hy·poth·ec

Spelling: [hahy-poth-ik, hi-]

IPA: /haɪˈpɒθ ɪk, hɪ-/

Hypothec is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 21 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 157 anagrams from letters in hypothec (cehhopty).

Definitions for hypothec

noun

1. Roman and Civil Law. a mortgage or security held by a creditor on the property of a debtor without possession of it, created either by agreement or by operation of law.
2. (in some modern legal systems) a security interest created in immovable property.

Origin of hypothec

1585-95; earlier hypotheca Late Latin Greek hypothḗkē deposit, pledge, mortgage (akin to hypotithénai to deposit as pledge). See hypo-, theca

Examples for hypothec

He is also in favour of the abolition of the laws of entail and hypothec.

hypothec, hī-poth′ek, n. in Scotch law, a lien or security over goods in respect of a debt due by the owner of the goods.