The Collaborative International Dictionary
Respondentia \Re`spon*den"ti*a\ (r?`sp?n*d?n"sh?*?), n. [NL. See
Respondence.] (Commercial Law)
A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It differs from
bottomry, which is a loan on the ship itself.
--Bouvier.
Wiktionary
n. (context legal commercial law English) A loan upon goods laden on board a ship.
Usage examples of "respondentia".
Barrington with a curt gesture as the procession entered Respondentia Walk and veered through the gate of the factory garden.
Her attention was drawn to Respondentia Walk as a new buzz of excitement swelled.
Temple and Giles Copeland stood on the verandah of the factory and studied the red sails of the junks weaving hapless patterns on the river below Respondentia Walk.
One of the clerks rushed in to announce that Respondentia Walk was occupied by armed soldiers.