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antichresis

antichresis noun: an agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.

Noun

antichresis (plural antichreses)

  1. (civil law) An agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.

Forms of antichresis

pluralantichreses

Origin of antichresis

From Late Latin antichresis, from Ancient Greek ἀντίχρησις (antíkhrēsis).

Questions about antichresis

What does antichresis mean?
Antichresis means an agreement by which a debtor gives a creditor the use of real property to be able to pay interest and principal of the debt.
What part of speech is antichresis?
Antichresis is a noun.
What is the plural of antichresis?
The plural of antichresis is antichreses.

Words near antichresis in the dictionary

  1. anticholinesterases
  2. anticholinesterasic
  3. antichondrogenic
  4. antichoreography
  5. antichreses
  6. antichresis
  7. antichretic
  8. antichrist
  9. antichristian
  10. Antichristianism
  11. Antichristianity

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