mortmain
suomi-englanti sanakirjamortmain englannista suomeksi
menneisyyden painolasti
pysyvä omistusoikeus
mortmain englanniksi
The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church.
- (quote) to grant sell alien and convey in mortmain unto and to the use of the said Society and their successors (..)
(quote-journal) which originally sent the founders of chantries to seek the king's licence (..)
A strong and inalienable possession.
{{quote-text|en|year=1770|author=Edmund Burke|title=Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches