sub-mortgage

sub-mort·gage

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Definitions of sub-mortgage word

noun sub-mortgage a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed. 1
noun sub-mortgage the deed by which such a transaction is effected. 1
noun sub-mortgage the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed. 1
verb with object sub-mortgage Law. to convey or place (real property) under a mortgage. 1
verb with object sub-mortgage to place under advance obligation; pledge: to mortgage one's life to the defense of democracy. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; earlier morgage, Middle English < Old French mortgage, equivalent to mort dead (< Latin mortuus) + gage pledge, gage1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".