[hʌɪˈpɒθɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in Roman and Scots law) a right established by law over a debtor's property that remains in the debtor's possession


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Origin:
early 16th century: from French hypothèque, via late Latin from Greek hupothēkē ‘deposit’ (from hupo ‘under’ + tithenai ‘to place’)