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Definition: Hypothec
Hypothec
\Hy*poth"ec\, n. [F. hypoth[`e]que. See
Hypotheca.]
(Scot. Law)
A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the
stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant,
as security for payment of rent.
[1913 Webster]