Meaning Of The Word Mortmain
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Mortmain Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Mortmain?
mortmain in American English
a transfer of lands or houses to a corporate body, such as a school, church, or charitable organization, for perpetual ownership noun: the condition of lands or tenements held without right of alienation, as by an ecclesiastical corporation; inalienable ownership mortmain in British English noun: the state or condition of lands, buildings, etc, held inalienably, as by an ecclesiastical or other corporation |
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