The meaning of - MORTGAGE

[Jamie_D]

Do you know what Mortgage means:


I believe Mort is a French word meaning "death" and gage means "pledge or agreement" So the meaning of the work Mortgage is an "agreement till death."

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_meaning_of_the_word_mortgage

Death-Pledge Interesting!!

 

[Rolf Latham]

in contect though it does mean

until death of the debt

which for many means until the end of their mortal life anyways


ta
rolf

 

[Ajax]

It means "the agreement will kill you"

Reminds me of Welcome Back, Kotter tv series (who remembers this?)

Welcome Back, Kotter is an American television sitcom that originally aired on the ABC network from September 9, 1975 to June 8, 1979.

"Arnold Horshack
(Ron Palillo)
The class clown of the Sweathogs, completely comfortable with his oddball, if innocent personality. Horshack was known for his unique observations and his wheezing laugh, similar to that of a hyena. He was the only one of the central Sweathogs to be promoted out of remedial academics class, but he soon returned after feeling out of place. He eventually married Mary Johnson, a co-worker and fellow Sweathog.

Although his surname sounds like a term for a brothel, he claimed it's a "very old and respected name" meaning "the cattle are dying."