משכנתא

מַשְׁכַּנְתָּאf. (v. מַשְׁכּוֹן) a loan transaction whereby landed property is transferred to the creditor with the privilege of redemption by returning the loan (v. Sm. Ant. s. v. Pigaus). (The particular conditions of the מ׳ depend on local usages. B. Mets.67a הא מ׳ באתרא דמסלקיוכ׳ as to the settlement of a mashkanta, where the usage allows the debtor to repay the loan at any time, he may reclaim his property as soon as the value of the creditors usufruct has reached the amount of the loan, but if the usufruct amounts to more, the balance cannot be claimed. Ib.b top, v. נַכְיָיתָא. Ib. 68a סתם מ׳ שתא a m. without a fixed term for redemption is meant for a year (during which the occupant cannot be disturbed). Ib. 110a, a. e. מ׳ דסוראוכ׳ the agreement of a m. customary in Sura, in which it is written, ‘After the lapse of so and so many years, the property shall go back without payment. Ib. שטרא דמ׳ the document of a m.; a. e.Yalk. Cant. 981, v. preced.