hypothec ( synonym found)

Definition of hypothec:

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

Definition of hypothec:

°In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
°(colloquial) 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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