hypothecary
English edit
Adjective edit
hypothecary (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or arising from hypothecation, the pledging of property or mortgage as surety for a loan
- hypothecary action
Noun edit
hypothecary (plural hypothecaries)
- (law) The holder of a hypothec, or pledge
- Synonym: hypothecatee
- 1983, Brian Reginald Bamford, The Law of Shipping and Carriage in South Africa[1], page 24:
- Their only real advantage now is that the hypothecary can obtain an order of attachment, […]
See also edit
- Not to be confused with hypothecal or apothecary.