Fred,

I did, I had to take a couple of linguistics courses for my master's degree.  I really enjoyed it.  It gave me a different viewpont on language and how it cam about. A

Yeppers. Mort = death

We technically do not have mortgages in CA, we have grant deeds.

Fred, I think it may feel that way too when you sign the documents and think about it too much! 

I did not Fred Griffin thanks for the share!

I would hope that the person isn't dead before I got paid back

I had no idea. But I like what Silvia Dukes PA, REALTOR, CRS, CIPS, SRES said! Yep, been there alot over the years

Death, taxes, and Mortgages?

When things dont go right...the name sort of fits

I knew that

Yes, I did.  Language is fun.   

Pretty appropriate in some circumstances.

I always learn something from your questions Fred.

Fred Griffin - did not know about it.

Now I can say, something new I learned here at AR.

( Kathy Streib - does your series include a question?...)

Didn't know that dead was included but did know the word pledge was.

No but it does not surprise me Fred.

Fred Griffin Thanks for the education.

Yes, it's gruesome isn't it. I forget if it was you were going to die paying it off to the land holder? Something like that in the old days.

Yes I did know that.

Lot of connections when you look at the Latin roots to common words.  And many of the legal and scientific terms stay close to their Latin origins.

I did not! Thanks for the lesson!

Wow Fred,  Now I know thanks to you.

Had no clue.

I have not seen this definition in the past.

Yep, knew that

No

Another reason to pay CASH!

It sounds more like the process of getting a mortgage today

Some who got loans when the market went wild now know it more than others of us!

I didn't know that....

I did not know that, but now that you've mentioned it, mort is the French word for dead. Here in NC it's technically a deed of trust.

I did not know this.

I did know that.....

I do now!

No, I did not know that. But I watched some documentary about such things...some names are very trippy...

news to me! 

I love etymology. I almost went for a masters degree with this course of study. Unfortuately I moved to a ski town for the summer and never looked back. It was Telluride. I also turned down a college teaching job to stay and play and climb peaks and mountain bike. 

Wow!  What's the word for "Live Pledge"?

Nope, I did not know that.  Deed pledge seems more appropriate though...

Pay your obligation til you die!   Ask God for forgiveness......

Many do not want to pay taxes expect their heirs to pick up the tab....