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Where does “mort gage” come from?
mort gage
(Old French): death pledge
Definitions
death pledge
Words derived from “mort gage”
mortgage
mortgagee
mortgagor
mortgager
remortgage
nonmortgage
mortgageable
unmortgageable
morgage
mortgage
unmortgage
dismortgage
mortgageless
multimortgage
mortgaging
overmortgage
submortgage
моргейж
nonmortgageable
remortgager
comortgagee
remortgageable
submortgagee