About The Word Mortmain
Learn about the word Mortmain to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Mortmain definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Mortmain
| Mortmain Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Mortmain?
[n] the oppressive influence of past events of decisions
[n] real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) Synonyms | Synonyms for Mortmain: dead hand | dead hand | dead hand of the past Related Terms | Find terms related to Mortmain: See Also | influence | real estate | real property | realty Mortmain In Webster's Dictionary \Mort"main`\, n. [F. mort, morte, dead + main hand; F.
main-morte. See {Mortal}, and {Manual}.] (Law)
Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead
hands, or hands that cannot alienate.
Note: The term was originally applied to conveyance of land
made to ecclesiastical bodies; afterward to conveyance
made to any corporate body. --Burrill.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Alliaria officinalis ‐ European herb that smells…
- Pot marigold ‐ the common European…
- Celastric articulatus ‐ ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a…
- Genus haematoxylon ‐ small genus of tropical American spiny bushy…
- Buckwheat cake ‐ a pancake made with…
- Planing machine ‐ a power tool for smoothing or…
- Uprising ‐ organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction…
- One hundred one ‐ being one more than…
- Footslogger ‐ fights on foot with…
- Anthoceropsida ‐ hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class…