Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Gorget. A gorget was originally a band of linen wrapped around a woman's neck and head in the medieval period. The term subsequently described a steel or leather collar designed to protect the throat.
Voting Security Legal Definition. According to USLegal.com, a voting security is entitles the holder or holders thereof to cast such specified percentage of the aggregate votes which the holders of all the outstanding voting securities of such person are entitled to cast in the direction or management of the affairs of such person.
Trust-preferred security. A trust-preferred security is a security possessing characteristics of both equity and debt. A company creates trust-preferred securities by creating a trust, issuing debt to it, and then having it issue preferred stock to investors. Trust-preferred securities are generally issued by bank holding companies. The preferred stock securities issued by the trust are what are referred to as trust-preferred securities. The security is a hybrid security with characteristics of both subordinated debt and preferred stock in that it is generally very long term (30 years or more), allows early redemption by the issuer, makes periodic fixed or variable interest payments, and matures at face value.