- 1. n. Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate. Source: opted
- 2. n. real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) Source: wordnet
- 3. n. the oppressive influence of past events or decisions Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 5. Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, deadhands, or hands that cannot alienate. Source: adambom
- 6. n real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation) n the oppressive influence of past events or decisions Source: ecdict
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