| 单词 | mortmain |
| 释义 | mortmain /mawrt"mayn'/, n. Law. 1. the condition of lands or tenements held without right of alienation, as by an ecclesiastical corporation; inalienable ownership. 2. the perpetual holding of land, esp. by a corporation or charitable trust. [1250-1300; ME mort(e)mayn(e) < AF mortemain, trans. of ML mortua manus dead hand] |
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