Meaning Of The Word Mortmain

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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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