Associations to the word «Hypothec»

Wiktionary

HYPOTHEC, noun. (legal) In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
HYPOTHEC, noun. (colloquial) Everything; the whole lot.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.