hypothec

/haɪˈpɒθ.ɪk/

Etymology

From Latin hypothēca (“pledge, mortgage”), from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, “warning, pledge”).

noun

  1. In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
  2. In Québec, a legal right over property used as security for an obligation, such as a mortgage.
  3. Everything; the whole lot.“...saddle and all, the whole hypothec turned round and grovelled in the dust below the donkey’s belly.”