English → Latin
“mortgage” in Latin
hypothēcaA pledge given as surety for a loan.pignerōto pledge, pawn, mortgage; to guarantee, assureoppignerōto pledge; to pawniūriscōnsultuslawyer, legal adviserdomushouse, home (the building where a person lives); any dwelling-place or abode (of people or animals); the place of one's agerfield; acre; land; estate; park; territory
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mortgage s.
hypotheca: ☞ pignus means a pledge, and is said of moveable articles; hypotheca only of immoveables; but pignus may be used in the sense of mortgage, when the context fixes the sense; e.g., domum agrosque pignori accipere (Tac.), to take upon mortgage.
mortgage
hypothecam obligare (Pand.); dare aliquid hypothecae (Jurisconsulti); pignerare, oppignerare (domus, agrum): to be mortgaged, hypothecae nomine obligatum esse (Pand.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mortgage?
- The usual Latin words for “mortgage” are hypothēca, pignerō, oppignerō; also iūriscōnsultus, domus, ager. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.