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Mortgagee

[mawr-guh-jee]

Origin

noun

a person to whom property is mortgaged.

Origin:
1575–85; mortgage + -ee

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mortgagee (ˌmɔːɡɪˈdʒiː)

—n
1.	the party to a mortgage who makes the loan
2.	a person who holds mortgaged property as security for repayment of a loan

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mortgagee

1580s, from mortgage + -ee.

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