英语词汇“mortmain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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When an organization owns a piece of land which will never pass to another owner, it's known as a mortmain. A church's property is often protected by a mortmain. Mortmain literally means “dead hand.”

The noun mortmain is primarily a legal term, describing a kind of protection of a group's hold on property or land. Historically, buildings and land owned by a church organization would have a mortmain to protect the church against losing the property even after the death of the person in charge. In Old French, mortemain literally means "dead hand," from the Medieval Latin manus mortua, which in legal terms means "inalienable power."

WORD FAMILY

mortmain: mortmains

USAGE EXAMPLES

The peril against which England found it necessary to provide in the Statute of Mortmain is a very present one.

James F. Morton. Jr., Exempting the Churches—An Argument...(2011)

The perpetual allotment and destination of this fund, indeed, is not always guarded by any positive law, by any trust-right or deed of mortmain.

Garnier, Germain, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Caus...(2011)

A few days after the installation of the new government, the agitation of the mortmain question was commenced in congress.

Mayer, Brantz, Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republic...(2011)

n real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)

Syn|Hyper

dead hand

immovable, real estate, real property, realty

property consisting of houses and land

n the oppressive influence of past events or decisions

Syn|Hyper

dead hand, dead hand of the past

influence

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

单词	mortmain
释义	mortmain (once / 31186 pages) 1n 2n When an organization owns a piece of land which will never pass to another owner, it's known as a mortmain. A church's property is often protected by a mortmain. Mortmain literally means “dead hand.” The noun mortmain is primarily a legal term, describing a kind of protection of a group's hold on property or land. Historically, buildings and land owned by a church organization would have a mortmain to protect the church against losing the property even after the death of the person in charge. In Old French, mortemain literally means "dead hand," from the Medieval Latin manus mortua, which in legal terms means "inalienable power." WORD FAMILY mortmain: mortmains USAGE EXAMPLES The peril against which England found it necessary to provide in the Statute of Mortmain is a very present one. James F. Morton. Jr., Exempting the Churches—An Argument...(2011) The perpetual allotment and destination of this fund, indeed, is not always guarded by any positive law, by any trust-right or deed of mortmain. Garnier, Germain, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Caus...(2011) A few days after the installation of the new government, the agitation of the mortmain question was commenced in congress. Mayer, Brantz, Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republic...(2011) 1 n real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) Syn\|Hyper dead hand immovable, real estate, real property, realty property consisting of houses and land 2 n the oppressive influence of past events or decisions Syn\|Hyper dead hand, dead hand of the past influence a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
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