Note: The letter e is required analogically after the second g in order to soften it; but the spelling mortgagor is in fact the prevailing form. When the word is contradistinguished from mortgagee it is accented on the last syllable (-j[^o]r"). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Mortgagor — Mortgageor Mort gage*or, Mortgagor Mort ga*gor, n. (Law) One who gives a mortgage. [1913 Webster] Note: The letter e is required analogically after the second g in order to soften it; but the spelling mortgagor is in fact the prevailing form.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equities — Equity Eq ui*ty, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. [ e]quit[ e], L. aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.] 1. Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equity — Eq ui*ty, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. [ e]quit[ e], L. aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.] 1. Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of God to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Equity of redemption — Equity Eq ui*ty, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. [ e]quit[ e], L. aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.] 1. Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving, or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to reason, and the law of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-or — 1. suffix forming nouns denoting a person or thing performing the action of a verb, or an agent more generally (actor; escalator; tailor) (see also ATOR, ITOR). Etymology: L or, ator, etc., sometimes via AF eour, OF eumlor, eumlur 2. suffix… … Useful english dictionary
