hypothec

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Noun — (Scots law) A Scottish landlord's legal claim on a tenant's livestock, equipment and crops as security for unpaid rent.

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Etymology

Came from Latin hypothēca ("pledge, mortgage"), which developed from Ancient Greek ὑποθήκη (hupothḗkē, "warning, pledge").