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Mortmain

noun
1.
Real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation).  Synonym: dead hand.
2.
The oppressive influence of past events or decisions.  Synonyms: dead hand, dead hand of the past.






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"Mortmain" Quotes from Famous Books



... it was, no doubt, all he could get—Richard's grandfather, that warlike and chivalrous monarch, Edward III., had already incorporated the Company, and given "the Mystery" of Goldsmiths the privilege of purchasing in mortmain an estate of L20 per annum, for the support of old and sick members; for these early guilds were benefit clubs as well as social companies, and jealous privileged monopolists; and Edward's grant gave ...
— Old and New London - Volume I • Walter Thornbury



Words linked to "Mortmain" :   realty, real estate, corporation, influence, corp, real property, immovable



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