Definitions from Wiktionary (mortmain)
▸ noun: (law) The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church.
▸ noun: (literary) A strong and inalienable possession.
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▸ noun: (law) The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church.
▸ noun: (literary) A strong and inalienable possession.
Similar:
dead hand,
dead hand of the past,
admortization,
frankalmoigne,
Mortg.,
perpetuity,
majorat,
mortgage,
mortage,
odal,
more...
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Adjectives:
ecclesiastical,
legal,
perpetual,
odious,
invisible,
beneficent,
clerical,
poor,
pernicious,
spiritual,
personal
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