wadset
wadset, n. Scots law. 1. A mortgage. — Also termed (in Roman law) fiducia. 2. A pledge or pawn. wadset, vb. Scots law. 1. To mortgage. 2. To pledge.
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gage
gage (gayj), n. A pledge, pawn, or other thing deposited as security for performance. • An archaic use of this word corresponded to the way wage was formerly used in legal contexts: a gager del ley, for example, was an earlier form of wager of law, while gager de deliverance had the same meaning as