DEAD HAND as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the oppressive influence of past events of decisions
   Synonym(s)
   • dead hand of the past (what does dead hand of the past mean?)
   • mortmain (what does mortmain mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dead hand is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • influence (what does influence mean?)
2. Meaning
   • real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
   Synonym(s)
   • mortmain (what does mortmain mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dead hand is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • real property (what does real property mean?)
   • real estate (what does real estate mean?)
   • realty (what does realty mean?)