From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Mortmain]] mortmayn, morte meyn, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Mortmain]] mortes meins, after Late Latin phrase mortua manus. See Latin mors ("dead") + manus ("hand").
From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Mortmain]] mortmayn, morte meyn, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Mortmain]] mortes meins, after Late Latin phrase mortua manus. See Latin mors ("dead") + manus ("hand").