Where does “mortmain” come from?
mortmain (English) comes from Anglo-Norman mortmayn, from Old French morte meyn, from Old French mortes meins, from Latin mortua manus, from English manus, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
mortmain (English): The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by...
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- The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by...
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