mortmain

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A noun referring to the legal concept of real property held inalienably, often by an ecclesiastical corporation, or metaphorically to the oppressive influence of past events or decisions.

• 🇨🇳法律术语，指不可转让的房地产所有权，尤指教会或宗教团体持有的永久产业；也比喻过去事件或决定留下的难以摆脱的束缚或影响。

1. Inalienable property C2 formal legal

   Real property held permanently and inalienably, typically by a corporation, especially an ecclesiastical one.

   • The monastery's lands were held in mortmain, preventing their sale.
   • The law of mortmain restricted the transfer of land to religious institutions.
   • The estate was placed in mortmain to ensure it remained with the charity forever.

   🇨🇳不可转让的财产

   同义词: dead hand

2. Oppressive influence of the past C2 formal

   The oppressive or restrictive influence of past events, traditions, or decisions on the present.

   • The country struggled under the mortmain of its colonial history.
   • The company's outdated policies acted as a mortmain on innovation.
   • He felt the mortmain of his family's expectations weighing on his choices.

   🇨🇳过去的桎梏

   同义词: dead handdead weightincubusstranglehold

• mortmains plural form
• mortmains' possessive plural form
• mortmain's possessive singular form