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mortmain

n. (சட்) ஆள்மாற்றமுடியா அறநிலைச்சொத்து, மாற்ற முடியா அறமுறைச் சொத்டதுநிலை.


Mort"main`, n. Etym: [F. mort, morte, dead + main hand; F. main- morte. See Mortal, and Manual.] (Law) Defn: Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate. Note: The term was originally applied to conveyance of land made to ecclesiastical bodies; afterward to conveyance made to any corporate body. Burrill.


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