mortmain

n. 永久营业, 永久营业的土地

发音

UK /ˈmɔːt.meɪn/
其它
US /ˈmɔɹt.meɪn/

词形变化

mortmains 复数 mortmains

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church.

    不可数 法律
  2. 2.

    A strong and inalienable possession.

    文学 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

dead hand

上位词 5

influence real-estate realty immovable real property

词源

From Anglo-Norman mortmayn, morte meyn, from Old French mortes meins, after Late Latin phrase mortua manus. See Latin mortuus (“dead”) + manus (“hand”).

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