antichresis

Main Entry: an·ti·chre·sis
Pronunciation: "an-ti-'krE-sis, "an-"tI-, "an-tE-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from anti- opposite + chrEsis use, from chrEsthai to use, need
in the civil law of Louisiana : a written pledge and transfer from a debtor to a creditor of possession of immovable property giving the creditor the right to the fruits (as rents) of the property which are to be deducted from the interest or principal of the debt —compare PAWN