Meaning Of The Word First mortgage

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first mortgage in American English
a mortgage having priority over all other liens or encumbrances on the same property, except those, as real estate taxes, given priority by statute
noun: a mortgage having priority over other mortgages on property

first mortgage in British English
noun: a mortgage that has priority over other mortgages on the same property, except for taxation and other statutory liabilities

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