mortmain

mortmain
mort·main /'mȯrt-ˌmān/ n [Anglo-French, from Old French mortemain, from morte (feminine of mort dead, from Latin mortuus ) + main hand, from Latin manus]
1: the possession of real property in perpetuity by a corporate body (as a church); also: the condition of property in such possession
2: the controlling influence of the past
— not used technically

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

mortmain
n.
(French) Dead hand; the state of property owned by an ecclesiastical or other organization.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


mortmain
(mort-maine) French for "deadhand," mortmain refers to lands that are permanently held by a church or other corporation.
Category: Real Estate & Rental Property
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


mortmain
n. Archaic The permanent holding of lands by an ecclesiastical organization, without the right to dispose of them.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


mortmain
(French: Dead hand.)
A term to denote the conveyance of ownership of land or tenements to any corporation, religious or secular.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


mortmain
[French, Dead hand.] A term to denote the conveyance of ownership of land or tenements to any corporation, religious or secular.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • mortmain — [môrt′mān΄] n. [ME morte mayne < OFr mortemain < ML mortua manus, lit., dead hand < fem. of L mortuus, pp. of mori, to die (see MORTAL) + manus, hand: see MANUAL] 1. a transfer of lands or houses to a corporate body, such as a school,… …   English World dictionary

  • 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;… …   Universalium

  • mortmain — noun /ˈmɔːt.meɪn,ˈmɔɹt.meɪn/ a) The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non personal entity such as a church. [W]e do hereby grant our especial license and authority unto all and every person to grant sell alien and… …   Wiktionary

  • mortmain — Literally, the dead hand. Property held out of circulation. To alienate land in mortmain was to convey it to a corporation, aggregate, ecclesiastical or temporal. Perm v Carey, 65 US 465, 16 L Ed 701, 708. At one time in England, all purchases of …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • mortmain — Mortification Mor ti*fi*ca tion, n. [F., fr. L. mortificatio a killing. See {Mortify}.] 1. The act of mortifying, or the condition of being mortified; especially: (a) (Med.) The death of one part of an animal body, while the rest continues to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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