hypothec

Meaning

1. (uncountable, 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. (uncountable, usually) In Québec, a legal right over property used as security for an obligation, such as a mortgage.
3. (colloquial, uncountable, usually) Everything; the whole lot.

Synonyms

mortgage

hypothecate

pledge

security

Translations

hypothèque

Pfand

Sicherheit

caution

gage

garantie

hipoteca

ipotek

Hypothek

rehin

Etymology

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