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chattel mortgage a mortgage on personal property, esp. movable property.
first mortgage a primary lien against a piece of property that takes precedence in case of default over all other mortgages or liens except those given priority by law, such as real estate taxes.
second mortgage a mortgage on property on which there is already one mortgage, the first taking precedence over the second in the case of a claim.