Legal status of property held in perpetuity by an ecclesiastical or other body; from Latin, 'dead hand' (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MORTMAIN Legal status of property held in perpetuity by an ecclesiastical or other body; from Latin, 'dead hand' (8) (8)
5% UNENDING Perpetual (8) Universal Oct 6, 2025
5% ETALII Latin "and others" (6) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
5% OVER "__ my dead body!" (4) Commuter Aug 25, 2025
5% ETALIA And others, in Latin (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 1, 2025
4% TORCH Hand-held light (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 26, 2025
4% ETUI Needle case hidden in "perpetuity" (4) The Telegraph Mini Oct 21, 2025
4% TIGHTLY How hands might be held in a crowd (7) USA Today Oct 20, 2025
4% QUO Status ___ (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
4% URGE Word from the Latin for "drive" (4) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
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