† mortmainern.
Obsolete.
A person who holds a mortmain. In quot. figurative: one who lays a ‘dead hand’ upon (cf. dead-hand n. 1b).Apparently an isolated use.
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1808 J. W. Croker Sketch State Irel. 40 One-third of them [sc. clergy] are not resident–absentees from their duties–mortmainers upon the land!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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n.1808- to cast their heads together
- to cast to mischance
- to cast to the dogs
- to cast under foot
- to cast up
- to cast up a gamond
- to cast up one's accounts
- to cast up, heave, spue up, vomit one's gorge
- to cast water
- to cast, chase, drive, hunt, scare, etc a person out of house and home
- to cast, chase, drive, hunt, scare, etc out of house and home
- to cast, erect, set a figure
- to cast, fet, fetch, go, take a compass
- to cast, fling, etc an old shoe after
- to cast, fling, etc an old shoe after a person
- to cast, heave the lead
- to cast, lay a scheme
- to cast, put, or throw the stone
- to cast, put, throw a slur on or upon
- to cast, put, throw a slur on or upon a person
- to cast, put, throw a slur on or upon a thing
- to cast, put, throw etc a slur on or upon
- to cast, put, throw etc a slur on or upon a person
- to cast, put, throw etc a slur on or upon a thing
- to cast, take up, throw down the glove