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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hypothec

· Hy·poth·ec · IPA /haɪˈpɑ.θɪk/
01 n. A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for pa…
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    A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.(Scot. Law)