hypothecaryadj.
/hʌɪˈpɒθəkəri//hɪˈpɒθəkəri/ Of, pertaining to, of the nature of, an hypothec or mortgage.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > legal obligation > bond or recognizance > requiring or giving legal security > [adjective] > relating to or of nature of a mortgage
hypothecal1606
hypothecary1656
hypothecarious1726
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Hypothecary, pertaining to a pledge or gage.
1827 T. Carlyle tr. J. P. F. Richter in German Romance III. 238 The Parson..to whom no security but a hypothecary one appeared sufficient.
1855 C. A. Lorenz tr. D. Van der Keessel Sel. Theses dccclxxiv How can the hypothecary action against the same debtor remain for a period of forty years?
1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) iii. 352 Simple hypothecary creditors, who have priority according to the date of their mortgage.
Derivatives
hypotheˈcarious adj. rare = main sense.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > legal obligation > bond or recognizance > requiring or giving legal security > [adjective] > relating to or of nature of a mortgage
hypothecal1606
hypothecary1656
hypothecarious1726
1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 337 A Real or Hypothecarious Action does not lie against a Feudal Estate, yet a Personal Action lies.
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