mortmain

Etymology
From, , from , after phrase. See Latin +.

Noun

 * 1)  The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church.
 * 2) * 1824, Charter of Incorporation of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland,
 * "en"

- [W]e do hereby grant our especial license and authority unto all and every person to grant sell alien and convey in mortmain unto and to the use of the said Society and their successors


 * 1)  A strong and inalienable possession.
 * 1)  A strong and inalienable possession.

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Finnish: pysyvä omistus
 * French:
 * Italian: manomorta
 * Polish: martwa ręka
 * Serbo-Croatian: метох