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单词 mortmain
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mort•main  (môrtmān′),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. Lawthe condition of lands or tenements held without right of alienation, as by an ecclesiastical corporation;
    inalienable ownership.
  2. Lawthe perpetual holding of land, esp. by a corporation or charitable trust.
  • Anglo-French mortemain, translation of Medieval Latin mortua manus dead hand
  • Middle English mort(e)mayn(e) 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mortmain /ˈmɔːtˌmeɪn/ n
  1. the state or condition of lands, buildings, etc, held inalienably, as by an ecclesiastical or other corporation
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French mortemain, from Medieval Latin mortua manus dead hand, inalienable ownership
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