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wadset

transitive verb
wad·​set | \ ˈwadËŒset, ˈwäd-\

Definition of wadset

 (Entry 1 of 2)

Scots law
: mortgage, pledge

wadset

noun
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plural -s

Definition of wadset (Entry 2 of 2)

Scots law
: mortgage, pledge, pawn especially : a mortgage of real estate given by a borrower to a lender formerly transferring possession only but later the legal title

History and Etymology for wadset

Transitive verb

Scots, alteration of Middle English wedsetten to pledge, from wed entry 1 + setten to set

Noun

Scots, alteration of Middle English wedset mortgage, from wedsetten to pledge

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