Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cr'edit foncier \Cr['e]`dit" fon`cier"\ (kr?d?" f?n`s??"). [F.
   cr['e]dit credit & foncier relating to land, landed.]
   A company licensed for the purpose of carrying out
   improvements, by means of loans and advances upon real
   securities.