'Hypothec' definitions:
Definition of 'Hypothec'
From: 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]