'Respondentia' definitions:

Definition of 'Respondentia'

From: GCIDE

Respondentia \Re`spon*den"ti*a\ (r?`sp?n*d?n"sh?*?), n. [NL. See Respondence.] (Commercial Law) A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It differs from bottomry, which is a loan on the ship itself. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]