hypotheca

/ ˌhaɪpəʊˈθiːkə /

noun

1. the inner and younger layer of the cell wall of a diatom Compare epitheca

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypotheca¹

from hypo- + theca

Example Sentences

The substantial pledge has been refined into the invisible rights of a mortgage or hypotheca; and the agreement of sale, for a certain price, imputes from that moment the chances of gain or loss to the account of the purchaser.

From Project Gutenberg

The substantial pledge has been refined into the invisible rights of a mortgage or hypotheca; and the agreement of sale, for a certain price, imputes, from that moment, the chances of gain or loss to the account of the purchaser.

From Project Gutenberg