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Salvage

as well as interest to contribute their utmost upon such occasions, the whole of their possible service being pledged to the master and owners. Neither are passengers entitled to anything for the ordinary assistance they may have

Assecurate

Assecurate, to secure by pledges, a solemn interposition of faith, Hov. 1174.

Bottomry Bond, or Contract, also Bottomree, or Bummaree

or Bummaree, a species of mortgage or hypothecation of a ship, by which her keel or bottom is pledged (partum pro toto) as a security for the repayment of a sum of money. If the ship be

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unsecured

guaranteed or protected as to payment, performance, or satisfaction by a security interest or by property given or pledged as security [ debt] [an claim] b : characterized by a lack of security or of a security

Propination

The act of pledging or drinking first and then offering the cup to another

support

support 1 a : to promote the interests or cause of b : to uphold or defend as valid or right c : to argue or vote for 2 : to provide with substantiation or corroboration...

affidavit

affidavit [Medieval Latin, he/she has pledged faith, third singular perfect of affidare see affiant ] : a sworn statement in writing made esp. under

bottomry

of Dutch bodemerij, from bodem bottom, hull, ship] : a contract under which the owner of a ship pledges the ship as collateral for a loan to finance a journey [money lent on for…equipping the vessel "Louisiana

collateral

b : secured by collateral [a loan] col·lat·er·al·ly adj n 1 : a collateral relative 2 : property pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender in the event of the borrower's default ;specif

note

note containing a confession of judgment collateral note : a note secured esp. by a collateral mortgage and pledged to secure an obligation of which a hand note usually serves as evidence demand note : a note

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