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mortmain
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[ˈmɔːtmeɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the status of lands or tenements held inalienably by an ecclesiastical or other corporation
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, Old French mortemain, from medieval Latin mortua manus ‘dead hand’ (probably alluding to impersonal ownership)
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