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Mortmain

Mortmain Meaning & Definition
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

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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.

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