a contract in the nature of a mortgage by which either the owner of a ship or the master as his agent hypothecates and binds the ship and sometimes the accruing freight as security for the repayment o, laeva, prahiraha ja/või lasti (või selle osa) pantimine kapteni poolt merereisi lõpetamiseks vajaliku raha hankimiseks. Bodmerii tasutakse pärast reisi lõpetamist saadud prahirahast.