mainmorten.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪnmɔːt/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪnˌmɔrt/

Forms: Middle English maynmort, 1500s mainmort, 1700s– mainmorte.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mainmorte.

Etymology: < Middle French mainmorte (1252 in Old French with reference to a lord's right to the assets of a deceased serf, 1506 with reference to the inalienability of lands held by a corporation) < main (see main n.³) + morte (see mort n.¹), after post-classical Latin manus mortua (see mortmain n.).

Law. Now historical.

1. = mortmain n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > [noun] > mortmain

mainmortea1387

mortmain1464

dead-hand1615

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1882) VIII. 265 (MED) Kyng Edward..made a statute aȝenst maynmort [L. mortuam manum], so þat..no man schulde..assigne londes..to men of religioun wiþouten þe kynges leve.

2. French Customary Law. = heriot n. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > payment or service to feudal superior > [noun] > on death of vassal

heriotc950

hereyeld?a1500

mainmorte1604

farleu1670

1604 R. Dallington View of Fraunce sig. E3^v Nomination of Chappels, goods of Main-mort, fifts of Lands sold.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Main Morte, a Term in some antient Customs, still obtaining in Burgundy..signifying a Right which the Lord has, on the Death of the Chief of a Family that is Mainmortable..of taking the best Moveable in the House.

1980 P. R. Hyams Kings, Lords & Peasants 78 On the Continent, mainmorte took two basic forms. In the first, the deceased paid a valuable chattel for the right to dispose freely of his other chattels... In the second form, all the deceased peasant's possessions went to his lord.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mainmorte
释义	mainmorten. Brit. /ˈmeɪnmɔːt/, U.S. /ˈmeɪnˌmɔrt/ Forms: Middle English maynmort, 1500s mainmort, 1700s– mainmorte. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mainmorte. Etymology: < Middle French mainmorte (1252 in Old French with reference to a lord's right to the assets of a deceased serf, 1506 with reference to the inalienability of lands held by a corporation) < main (see main n.³) + morte (see mort n.¹), after post-classical Latin manus mortua (see mortmain n.). Law. Now historical. 1. = mortmain n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > [noun] > mortmain mainmortea1387 mortmain1464 dead-hand1615 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1882) VIII. 265 (MED) Kyng Edward..made a statute aȝenst maynmort [L. mortuam manum], so þat..no man schulde..assigne londes..to men of religioun wiþouten þe kynges leve. 2. French Customary Law. = heriot n. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > payment or service to feudal superior > [noun] > on death of vassal heriotc950 hereyeld?a1500 mainmorte1604 farleu1670 1604 R. Dallington View of Fraunce sig. E3^v Nomination of Chappels, goods of Main-mort, fifts of Lands sold. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Main Morte, a Term in some antient Customs, still obtaining in Burgundy..signifying a Right which the Lord has, on the Death of the Chief of a Family that is Mainmortable..of taking the best Moveable in the House. 1980 P. R. Hyams Kings, Lords & Peasants 78 On the Continent, mainmorte took two basic forms. In the first, the deceased paid a valuable chattel for the right to dispose freely of his other chattels... In the second form, all the deceased peasant's possessions went to his lord. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1387
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