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mortgage

1. mort.gage \'mo.r-gij\ n [ME morgage, fr. MF, fr. OF, fr. mort dead (fr. 
   L mortuus, fr]. pp. of mori to die) + gage - more at MURDER 1: a conveyance 
   of property upon condition that becomes void upon payment o r performance 
   according to stipulated terms 2a: the instrument by which a mortgage 
   conveyance is made  2b: the state of the property so conveyed  2c: the 
   interest of the mortgagee in such property 
2. mortgage vt 1: to grant or convey by a mortgage  2: to subject to a 
   claim or obligation : PLEDGE