first mortgage

first mortgage
noun
a mortgage that has priority over all mortgages and liens except those imposed by law
Hypernyms: ↑mortgage

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noun
: a mortgage that has priority as a lien over all mortgages and liens except those imposed by paramount authority of law (as taxes, betterments, and public water charges); sometimes : a mortgage that has priority over other mortgages only

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first-mortgage, adj.
a mortgage having priority over other mortgages on property.
[1850-55]

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first mortgage,
a mortgage giving its holder legal claim ahead of all other liens on property.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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