also: てんじち
noun
repledge; subpledge
Legal/financial term: pledging collateral that one has received as a pledge to a third party. Used in contexts such as 民法 (Civil Code) and secured transactions.
質権者は、質物を転質することができる。
The pledgee may repledge the pledged property.
転質には、元の質権設定者の承諾が必要な場合がある。
Repledging may require the consent of the original pledgor in some cases.
Compound of 転 (transfer) and 質 (pledge). The reading てんしち follows standard on'yomi; てんじち is a variant.