hypothec
noun
hy·poth·ec
hə̇ˈpäthik,
hīˈ-
plural -s
1
Roman & civil law : an obligation, right, or security given by contract or by operation of law to a creditor over property of the debtor without transfer of possession or title to the creditor compare pignus, pledge
2
Scottish : affair, concern
Word History
Etymology
French & Late Latin; French hypothèque, from Middle French, from Late Latin hypotheca, from Greek hypothēkē deposit, pledge, mortgage, from hypotithenai to deposit as a pledge, put under, propose