English Explanatory Dictionary

wadset

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The conveyance of land in pledge for a debt; a mortgage.
verb
  1. To mortgage land.

Word forms

wadset wadsets wadsett wedset wadsetting wadsetted

Etymology

From Middle English wedsetten, equivalent to wed (“pledge”) + set. Wad is a Scottish form of wed.

Related words

wadsetter
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