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单词 mortmain
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"We have no title-deeds to house or lands; Owners and occupants of earlier dates From graves forgotten stretch their dusty hands, And hold in mortmain still their old estates." Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z
A few days after the installation of the new government, the agitation of the mortmain question was commenced in congress. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z
In the spirit of his age he denounced the relics of medieval institutions, such as entails and tenures in mortmain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z
Next, from serfs, they became vassals, thereupon subject to mortmain—each of these a step upwards. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z
Perhaps; for he would have no love for the Church even here, and he is obviously hostile to anything in the nature of mortmain. Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z
A licence to establish the school would be necessary, as well as a licence in mortmain. Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London 2011-06-30T02:00:33.287Z
With only the wide, wide world between, Where memory has mortmain. Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z
This system of accumulation in mortmain has hung for generations like a millstone around the necks of the Cuban people, and will, I am afraid, continue so to do. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z
A distinct check in the hitherto steady growth of clerical endowments began from this time, though licences in mortmain were by no means impossible to obtain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z
A few pages back, while touching on alienations in mortmain, I had occasion to allude to the Escorial, that "eighth wonder of the world," as it is proudly styled by the Spaniards. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies
Compare mortuary, mortal, mortify, mortmain; also compare engage, disengage, wage, wager. repulsed. Stories from Tagore
Gifts for charitable purposes, other than those affected by the law of mortmain, have always been viewed with favour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine"
The council is a body corporate, may hold land in mortmain, and can appoint committees for its own parish or jointly with any other parish council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance"
The leniency of the Government hitherto and the commercial energy of many religious orders, manufacturers of articles varying from chartreuse to hair-restorers and dentifrice, had enabled them to amass enormous sums held in mortmain. A History of the Third French Republic
Another royal decree prohibited religious congregations from holding lands in mortmain, but the bishop refused to enforce it. The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History
The latter could not alienate without just cause, nor take land without a licence—a restriction which may be compared with modern statutes of mortmain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume"
By the law of mortmain religious houses were prohibited from acquiring it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright"
Half of its area was once covered by religious buildings or mortmain property. Cathedrals of Spain
The contagion in the air kills him; he becomes a thing in mortmain, a dead creature, a mere nothing, a beast, a soul worth twopence-halfpenny, whose murder can be atoned for by twopence-halfpenny. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages
This was St Bernard’s College, founded by Chicheley under licence in mortmain in 1437 for Cistercian monks, on the model of Gloucester Hall and Durham College for the southern and northern Benedictines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton"
The Wills Act 1837 did not renew the old provision against devises to corporations, which therefore fell under the general law of mortmain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume"
Wagner dead remains the imperious tyrant, a case of musical mortmain, the lawyers would put it; a hand reaching from his grave dictating the doings of the living. Ivory Apes and Peacocks
And why not, if their fat estates––three-quarter of the lands here is held in mortmain by the clergy––can yield anything, from silk cocoons to lime-pits? The Book of Khalid
They had power to elect professors also of horsemanship, dancing, painting, engraving, &c.; were made a body corporate, were permitted to use a common seal, and to possess goods and lands in mortmain. Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
In this year a committee of the House of Commons reported against continuing the reservation in mortmain of the clergy lands, as it imposed serious obstacles to the improvement of the colony. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada
The power to acquire and hold land was incident to a corporation at common law, but its restriction by the statutes of mortmain dates from a very early period. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume"
He annulled the grants of land made to the missionaries by certain Indian chiefs, which they affected to hold as the property of their order, and confirmed for his colony the law of mortmain. A History of American Christianity
Owing, moreover, to deaths by the plague, so much property had come into mortmain that the city had become impoverished, and one-third part of it rendered void of inhabitants. London and the Kingdom - Volume I
The statute of mortmain was often evaded afterwards by the invention of "uses." The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III.
The program also declares for the "abolition of the congregations, nationalization of property in mortmain of every kind belonging to them, and appropriation of it for works of social insurance and solidarity." The Red Conspiracy
Here, in the end, Rome laid her mortmain upon Greek, Phoenician, and Sikeliot alike, turning the island into a granary and reducing its inhabitants to serfdom. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series
The idea prevailed that mortmain had failed of its object and that therefore the church might rightfully be relieved of her ill-gotten gains. The Age of the Reformation
These lands were said to be in mortmain, or "dead hands"; since the Church, being a corporation, never let go its hold, but kept its property with the tenacity of a dead man's grasp. The Leading Facts of English History
The repeal of the laws of entail would prevent the accumulation and perpetuation of wealth, in select families, and preserve the soil of the country from being daily more and more absorbed in mortmain. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1
Whatever advantages are obtained by a state proceeding on these maxims are locked fast as in a sort of family settlement, grasped as in a kind of mortmain forever. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12)
The world of Islam is held in mortmain by the prophet. The Unity of Civilization
To MORTIFY, v. a. to give in mortmain. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV.
But churchmen who hold or administer lands in mortmain, will never consent to such a salutary resolution. The Roman Question
The English Parliament passes the first statute of mortmain; it forbids the alienation in mortmain of real property to religious houses or other corporations. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante)
"The statute of mortmain does not give me much uneasiness," remarked the vindictive old man with a bitter smile. The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney
The intendancy took charge of the administration of the estate of the two communities, the mortmain was canceled, and the transfer duly legalized. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation
"The same reason which obliges them to make statutes of mortmain, and other laws, against the people's giving estates to the clergy, will equally hold for their taking them away when given." The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1
He whose possessions were subject to mortmain could neither bequeath nor inherit property; he was treated like the animals, whose services and offspring belong to their master by right of accession. What is Property?
I had often heard of entails, and mortmain, and lands held in fee or fief, I don't know which, and all that you know, Abimelech. Anna St. Ives
The word mortmain meant dead hand, and was applied to possessors of land, especially ecclesiastical corporations, that could not alienate it. Outline of Universal History
Fully one half the ground of the city was covered by religious buildings and mortmain property. Castilian Days
We have had the opportunity of demonstrating to ourselves what a freedom from the banker-legal mortmain means, in our experience with the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railway. My Life and Work
The more obnoxious forms of property—statute-labor, mortmain, maitrise, and exclusion from public office—have disappeared; the conditions of its enjoyment have been modified: the principle still remains the same. What is Property?
The noble who franchised mortmains, imposed on them in almost all cases very heavy conditions, consisting of fees, labours, and fines of all sorts. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period
The statute of mortmain has been referred to already. Outline of Universal History
The gallery was still further immensely enriched on the exclaustra-tion of the monasteries, by the hidden treasures of the Escorial, and other spoils of mortmain. Castilian Days
Directly under its control the Church had thus acquired in mortmain over two million arpents, while the lay landowners of the colony had secured only about three times as much. The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism
Whatever advantages are obtained by a state proceeding on these maxims, are locked fast as in a sort of family settlement; grasped as in a kind of mortmain for ever. Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
As early as the end of the fourteenth century, the rigorous laws of mortmain began to fall into disuse in the provinces; though if the name began to disappear, the condition itself continued to exist. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period
The mortmain of theorists extinct in science clings as close as that of ecclesiastics defunct in law. Medical Essays, 1842-1882
Do what Jeff might, the habits of the locality were stronger than his individuality; the dead ghosts of the past Campville held their property by invisible mortmain. Jeff Briggs's Love Story
Nevertheless it is certain that the number of serfs and mortmains is still very great. The Ancient Regime
We have no title-deeds to house or lands;   Owners and occupants of earlier dates From graves forgotten stretch their dusty hands,   And hold in mortmain still their old estates. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
As early as the fourteenth century, serfdom or servitude no longer existed except in "mortmain," of which we still have to speak. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period
In fact, a mortmain person, to be free, not only required to be franchised by his own lord, but also by all the nobles on whom he was dependent, as well as by the sovereign. Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period
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