Mortmain (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun 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, especially by a corporation or charitable trust.
noun
  1. the state or condition of lands, buildings, etc, held inalienably, as by an ecclesiastical or other corporation
Mortmain (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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