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Definition of wadsett

wadsett
Wadset Wad"set, n. [Scot. wad a pledge; akin to Sw. vad a wager. See Wed.] (Scots Law) A kind of pledge or mortgage. [Written also wadsett.]

Meaning of wadsett from wikipedia

- Reign of His present Majesty, as relates to the paying and discharging the Wadsetts affecting the Estate of Lovat. Discovery of Longitude at Sea Act 1762 (repealed)...
- feu right of the barony of Borlum from Sir Hew Campbell of Calder and wadsetted Benchar to Cluny Macpherson. He married Mary, daughter of Duncan the Baillie...