Hypothec

noun

1. Same as hypothecation, 1.
2. In Scots law, a legal lien given to a creditor upon property, to secure the payment of his demand.
3. A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
4. In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
5. Everything; the whole lot.