hypothec
noun
hy·poth·ec
\hə̇ˈpäthik, hīˈ-\
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Origin and Etymology of hypothec
French & Late Latin; French hypothèque, from Middle French, from Late Latin hypotheca, from Greek hypothēkē deposit, pledge, mortgage, from hypotithenai to deposit as a pledge, put under, propose — more at hypothesis
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