†in mortgage: mortgaged. †to lay in (also to) mortgage, †to set to mortgage: to mortgage. on mortgage: on the security of property, esp. houses or…

In the senses of the verb: (a) caught or held fast in anything tangled; ensnared; (b) involved in difficulties; embarrassed, perplexed; †(c) (of an…

Of land, property, a debt, etc.: that has been mortgaged; having a mortgage on it.

figurative. Involved in debt; mortgaged (see dip, v. 7b). (colloquial.)

In the senses of the verb: Hampered, burdened, etc. Of an estate: Charged with a mortgage.