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1. (n.) mortmain
the condition of lands or tenements held without right of alienation, as by an ecclesiastical corporation.
2. mortmain
the perpetual holding of land, esp. by a corporation or charitable trust.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF, trans. of ML mortua manus dead hand)
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1. (noun) mortmain, dead hand
real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
2. (noun) dead hand, dead hand of the past, mortmain
the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
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1. (noun) Mortmain
possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate
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