hypothec
noun
- 1
In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
- 2
Everything; the whole lot.
“...saddle and all, the whole hypothec turned round and grovelled in the dust below the donkey’s belly.”
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