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mortmain (1192)
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mortmain (1192)

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mortemain,  mortemaine,  mortmayne,  mortemayn,  mortmein,  mortemein,  mortemeyn,  mortmeyn,  mainmort,  maynmort,  maynemort  
  FEW:  manus 6/i,293b / mori 6/iii,135a Gdf:  mortemain 5,417a GdfC:  mainmorte  TL: main 2 (mortemain) 5,814 DEAF:  main 2 (mainmorte)  / main 2 (mortemain)  DMF:  mortemain  / mainmorte  TLF:  mainmorte  OED:  mortmain n.  / mainmorte n.  MED:  mortemain n.  / mainmort n.  DMLBS:  manus 1 (manus mortua) 1714b

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lawmortmain, the possession of land inalienably by the church or any ecclesiastical or religious organisation: 
( 1192; MS: s.xivin )  ke nul home de religion [...] terres ou tenemenz ne mesprenge, vendre ou achater ou suz colour de doun, a terme ou de acun title de akun resceive [...] per quai a main mort iceles terres ou tenemenz deveignent en akune manere  Leges retractae 281
( 1344 )  Prelatz, clers beneficez, ou gentz de Religion q'ount purchacez terres & les ount mys a mort meyn, soient empeschez ou aresonez  Stats i 302
( 1380 )  nient contreesteant l'estatut des terres, tenemenz a morte maine nient amettez  GAUNT2 i 88
( 1383-84 )  l'estatut de terres et tenurez a mortmayn  Rot Parl1 iii 180
( 1397-98 )  possessions que sont alienez a mort mayn  Stats ii 106

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See also:

main1  mort2 
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