admortization

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noun

In feudal law, the reducing of lands or tenements to mortmain.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nounadmortization (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablelawIn feudal law, the reducing of lands or tenements to mortmain.

Origin

  1. Latinadmortizatio
  2. Englishadmortization

From Latin admortizatio. Compare amortization.

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APA

admortization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admortization

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“admortization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admortization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “admortization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admortization.

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