pignus legale
noun
pignus le·ga·le
-lāˈgä(ˌ)lā,
-lə̇ˈgālē
: a pledge or lien arising by operation of law (as in case of a landlord)
Word History
Etymology
Latin
- holdfastness
- holdfasts
- holding
- holding (in)
- holding (past)
- holding a brief for
- holding a candle to
- holding against
- holding attack
- holding back
- holding company
- holding down
- holding forth
- holding fund
- holding ground
- holding in
- holding method
- holding off
- holding off (on)
- holding off on
- holding on
- holding on to
- holding one's breath
- holding one's horses
- holding one's tongue