antichresis
antichresis (an-ti-kree-sis). [Latin “in place of interest”] Roman & civil law. A mortgage in which the mortgagee retains possession of the mortgaged property and takes the fruits (such as rents) of the property in lieu of interest on the debt. La. Civ. Code art. 3176. [Cases: Mortgages 1. C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 2–6.] “Under the Civil […]