Bottomries

/ˈbɒtəmriz/ noun

Plural of bottomry; multiple instances of mortgaging ships or their cargo as security for loans.

Plural form of 'bottomry' (from Middle Dutch bodemrij, literally 'bottom-journey'), used in maritime and legal English since the medieval period.

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