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% 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% NOTACHANCE "Over my dead body!" (10) Universal Sep 25, 2025
4% LIENEE Property owner subject to a legal claim (6) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
4% RELY Word from the Latin for "hold firmly" (4) The Atlantic Sep 18, 2025
4% W/TALKIE Hand-held communication device (8) New York Times Sep 11, 2025
4% SYNOD Ecclesiastical council (5) The Times Specialist Sep 8, 2025
4% DEACON Ecclesiastical role (6) The Times Concise Sep 3, 2025
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