Champerty
Origin
From Middle English champartie, from Middle French champart ("field rent – portion of produce of field paid to feudal lord"), probably from Latin campī ("fields") pars ("part"),
Online Etymology Dictionary
with first term in turn from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- ("to bend; crooked"). Compare modern English campus and French champ ("field").
Full definition of champerty
Noun
champerty
(plural champerties)- (legal) investing money into an individual’s law suit.