Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mortmain
Mortmain
mortmain
n. Law 1 the status of lands or tenements held inalienably by an ecclesiastical or other corporation. 2 the land or tenements themselves. Etymology: ME f. AF, OF mortemain f. med.L mortua manus dead hand, prob. in allusion to impersonal ownership MORTUARY n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) a room or building in which dead bodies may be kept until burial or cremation. --adj. of or concerning death or burial. Etymology: ME f. AF mortuarie f. med.L mortuarium f. L mortuarius f. mortuus dead
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noun see: manual Date: 15th century 1. an inalienable possession of lands or buildings by an ecclesiastical or other corporation, the condition of property or other gifts left to a corporation in perpetuity especially for religious, charitable, or public purposes, the influence of the past regarded as controlling the present ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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