mortmain

mortmain is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate.
2. noun. the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
3. noun. real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)

Common word forms

mortmains, mortmainer

Words from these letters

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