单词 | post-obit bond |
释义 | post-obit bond in British English (ˌpəʊstˈəʊbɪt bɒnd) noun another name for post-obit post-obit in British English (pəʊstˈəʊbɪt, -ˈɒbɪt) mainly law noun 1. Also called: post-obit bond a bond given by a borrower, payable after the death of a specified person, esp one given to a moneylender by an expectant heir promising to repay when his or her interest falls into possession adjective 2. taking effect after death Word origin C18: from Latin post obitum after deathpost-obit bond in American Englishnoun a bond paying a sum of money after the death of some specified person Word origin [1780–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alignment, carbon, carton, dynamics, vampire bat |
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