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Word History
Noun and Verb
Middle English morgage, from Anglo-French mortgage, from mort dead (from Latin mortuus) + gage gage — more at murder
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Mortgage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortgage. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
mortgage
1 of 2 nounmortgage
2 of 2 verbLegal Definition
mortgage
1 of 2 nouncalled also junior mortgage
mortgage
2 of 2 transitive verbNoun
Anglo-French, from Old French, from mort dead (from Latin mortuus) + gage security
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