antichretic
|an-ti-chre-tic|
/ˌæn.tɪˈkrɛt.ɪk/
pledge of property giving right to its income
Etymology
'antichretic' originates from Medieval Latin, specifically the word 'antichreticus', where 'anti-' meant 'against' and 'chresis' (from Greek) meant 'use' or 'enjoyment'.
'antichretic' traces back to Greek 'antichrēsis' (ἀντιχρέωσις / ἀντιχρησις) meaning a legal arrangement of use; it passed into Late Latin/Medieval Latin as 'antichresis'/'antichreticus' and entered English via legal and ecclesiastical Latin usage.
Initially it referred generally to the concept of 'counter‑use' or the legal notion of using another's property as security; over time it came to denote specifically a pledge/mortgage under which the creditor takes the property's produce or income until the debt is discharged.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a form of pledge or mortgage in which the creditor is entitled to receive and retain the fruits or income of the pledged property (e.g., rents, harvests) until the debt is satisfied.
The lender held an antichretic on the estate and collected its rents until the loan was repaid.
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Adjective 1
relating to or constituting an antichresis (i.e., pertaining to a pledge that grants the creditor the right to the property's produce or income).
They executed an antichretic agreement giving the creditor the right to collect the farm's produce.
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