respondentia

Main Entry: re·spon·den·tia
Pronunciation: "rE-"spän-'den-chE-&
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin respondent- respondens, present participle of respondere to answer, correspond; from the fact that the loan is only a personal obligation on the part of the borrower who must “answer” for the money
: a loan secured by the goods on one's ship —compare BOTTOMRY