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Ripley's Believe It or Not! on Twitter: "The word "mortgage" comes from old French and Latin, literally meaning "death pledge." https://t.co/sxCU8i99zl" / Twitter
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Catie 🌺 on Twitter: "Reason number X why I love etymology: I find out " mortgage" came from words meaning "death contract." https://t.co/WeDHhnwzjg" / Twitter
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![TIL that when translated into modern English, The word Mortgage literally means "death pledge". Mort - from the French meaning "Death" and Gage - from Old English meaning "Pledge" : r/todayilearned TIL that when translated into modern English, The word Mortgage literally means "death pledge". Mort - from the French meaning "Death" and Gage - from Old English meaning "Pledge" : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/wHLd3cn1K0vaMouMg8EV4ybM87QZVxfezAA2o2om1Lk.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5fe842e0e476cf53d3a1da18f287558d0d4fc2e3)
TIL that when translated into modern English, The word Mortgage literally means "death pledge". Mort - from the French meaning "Death" and Gage - from Old English meaning "Pledge" : r/todayilearned
SA Property Investors Network on Instagram: “DID YOU KNOW: The word mortgage is derived from a Law French term used in Britain in the middle ages meaning "death pledge", according to…”
![A brief history of the mortgage, from its roots in ancient Rome to the English 'dead pledge' and its rebirth in America A brief history of the mortgage, from its roots in ancient Rome to the English 'dead pledge' and its rebirth in America](https://images.theconversation.com/files/492228/original/file-20221028-27-xjagjx.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=280%2C16%2C5155%2C3337&q=20&auto=format&w=320&fit=clip&dpr=2&usm=12&cs=strip)