Hypothec

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]