hypothecaladj.
? Obsolete.
= hypothecary adj.
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society > law > legal obligation > bond or recognizance > requiring or giving legal security > [adjective] > relating to or of nature of a mortgage
hypothecal1606
hypothecary1656
hypothecarious1726
1606 S. Daniel Queenes Arcadia iii. i. sig. E4v I ouer-whelme My practise too, with darknesse, and strange words, With..Acceptilations, Actions rescissorie, Noxall, and Hypothecall.
1767 A. Campbell Lexiphanes 55 To deposite as a mode of hypothecal security.
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