antichresis
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            an·ti·chre·sis
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
            ˌan-ti-ˈkrē-sis, ˌan-ˌtī-, ˌan-tē-
                                                      
                                                          
                      in the civil law of Louisiana 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : a written pledge and transfer from a debtor to a creditor of possession of immovable property giving the creditor the right to the fruits (as rents) of the property which are to be deducted from the interest or principal of the debt   compare pawn                                      
                
                    
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