antichresis

English

Etymology

From Late Latin antichresis, from Ancient Greek ἀντίχρησις (antíkhrēsis).

Noun

antichresis (plural antichreses)

1. (civil law) An agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.

Translations

agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property

• Catalan: anticresi f
• Esperanto: kontraŭuzo (eo)
• Italian: anticresi f
• Portuguese: anticrese f
• Spanish: anticresis (es) f