Thesaurus: mortmain

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1. n. Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate.
2. n. real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
3. n. the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
4. Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate. Note: The term was originally applied to conveyance of land made to ecclesiastical bodies; afterward to conveyance made to any corporate body. Burrill.
5. Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, deadhands, or hands that cannot alienate.
6. n real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) n the oppressive influence of past events or decisions