A loan for the purchase of real property, secured by a lien on the property, The lien on the property associated with such a loan, A state or condition resembling that of mortgaged property, verb_ As in "to mortgage a property", to borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land, transitive verb_ To pledge (real property) as the security for a loan, To make subject to a claim or risk; pledge against a doubtful outcome, Hence_ To pledge, either literally or figuratively; to make subject to a claim or obligation