What is another word for "mortmain"?
Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "mortmain": back, bird, bond, captive, clench, clinch, close, clutch, custody, detain, detention, entail, fast, finger, firm, fist, forceps, grasp, grip, gripe, ground, hand, have, hold, hook, hug, husband, inalienable, incommunicable, iron, keep, nail, neaf, neif, nippers, own, paw, pincers, pliers, possess.
Explore each synonym
Sources
- Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/answers/what-is-another-word-for-mortmain
- Steward: Jason Burns
- Published: 2026-07-17T00:00:00-07:00 · Modified: 2026-07-17T00:00:00-07:00