respondentia
respondentia noun: a loan upon goods laden on board a ship.
Noun
respondentia (usually uncountable, plural respondentias)
- A loan upon goods laden on board a ship.
- In some places of Italy, money may be lent on respondentia to persons who are not interested in the ship, but those loans must be made in the form of a wager.1824, Wilhelm Benecke, A Treatise on the Principles of Indemnity in Marine Insurance, Bottomry and Respondentia, page 110
- In the case of a loan, the money is at the risk of the borrower, and must be repaid at all events. But where money is lent on bottomry or respondentia, the money is at the risk of the lender during the voyage.1831, William Selwyn, Henry Wheaton (notes to the decisions), Thomas I. Wharton (additional notes), An Abridgement of the Law of Nisi Prius, Volume 2, 4th American Edition, page 230
respondentia meaning in Tamil
respondentia in Tamil
- பொருள்கொள் கடன் பத்திரம்
Forms of respondentia
| plural | respondentias |
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Origin of respondentia
From Latin respondentia; see also respondence.
Questions about respondentia
- What does respondentia mean?
- Respondentia means a loan upon goods laden on board a ship.
- What is respondentia in Tamil?
- Respondentia in Tamil is பொருள்கொள் கடன் பத்திரம். See Respondentia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is respondentia?
- Respondentia is a noun.
- What is the plural of respondentia?
- The plural of respondentia is respondentias.
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