Dead hand and Mortmain

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Dead hand noun - Real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation).

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Mortmain is a synonym for dead hand. In some cases you can use "Mortmain" instead a noun phrase "Dead hand".

Mortmain noun - Real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation).

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Dead hand is a synonym for mortmain. You can use "Dead hand" instead a noun "Mortmain".

Also the various characters named "Mortmain", which means "dead hand" in French (something the characters actually notice in-universe).

Source: Literature / A Swiftly Tilting Planet

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