mortmain

[ mawrt-meyn ]

/ ˈmɔrtˌmeɪn /

noun Law.

the condition of lands or tenements held without right of alienation, as by an ecclesiastical corporation; inalienable ownership.

the perpetual holding of land, especially by a corporation or charitable trust.

Origin of mortmain

1250–1300; Middle English mort(e)mayn(e) <Anglo-French mortemain, translation of Medieval Latin mortua manus dead hand

Words nearby mortmain

mortise block, mortise chisel, mortise joint, mortise lock, mortling, mortmain, Morton, Morton Grove, Morton's syndrome, mortsafe, mortuary

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Example sentences from the Web for mortmain

The commons likewise prepared a bill to restrain the disposition of lands in mortmain, whereby they became unalienable.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett
"I'm glad you're going to take that thing off again," said Mortmain.
Mortmain|Arthur Cheny Train
Like a flash it occurred to Mortmain that the solicitor had called to see him about the bankruptcy.
Mortmain|Arthur Cheny Train
By the law of mortmain religious houses were prohibited from acquiring it.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3|Various

Perhaps; for he would have no love for the Church even here, and he is obviously hostile to anything in the nature of mortmain.
Anarchism|Paul Eltzbacher

British Dictionary definitions for mortmain

mortmain

/ (ˈmɔːtˌmeɪn) /

noun

law the state or condition of lands, buildings, etc, held inalienably, as by an ecclesiastical or other corporation

Word Origin for mortmain

C15: from Old French mortemain, from Medieval Latin mortua manus dead hand, inalienable ownership

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单词	mortmain
释义	mortmain [ mawrt-meyn ] / ˈmɔrtˌmeɪn / noun Law. the condition of lands or tenements held without right of alienation, as by an ecclesiastical corporation; inalienable ownership. the perpetual holding of land, especially by a corporation or charitable trust. Origin of mortmain 1250–1300; Middle English mort(e)mayn(e) <Anglo-French mortemain, translation of Medieval Latin mortua manus dead hand Words nearby mortmain mortise block, mortise chisel, mortise joint, mortise lock, mortling, mortmain, Morton, Morton Grove, Morton's syndrome, mortsafe, mortuary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mortmain The commons likewise prepared a bill to restrain the disposition of lands in mortmain, whereby they became unalienable. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.\|Tobias Smollett "I'm glad you're going to take that thing off again," said Mortmain. Mortmain\|Arthur Cheny Train Like a flash it occurred to Mortmain that the solicitor had called to see him about the bankruptcy. Mortmain\|Arthur Cheny Train By the law of mortmain religious houses were prohibited from acquiring it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3\|Various Perhaps; for he would have no love for the Church even here, and he is obviously hostile to anything in the nature of mortmain. Anarchism\|Paul Eltzbacher British Dictionary definitions for mortmain mortmain / (ˈmɔːtˌmeɪn) / noun law the state or condition of lands, buildings, etc, held inalienably, as by an ecclesiastical or other corporation Word Origin for mortmain C15: from Old French mortemain, from Medieval Latin mortua manus dead hand, inalienable ownership Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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