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Taxonomy vs Mortmain - What's the difference?

taxonomy | mortmain |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and mortmain

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while mortmain is (legal) the perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    mortmain

    English

    (wikipedia mortmain)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church.
  • * 1824 , ,
    • [W]e do hereby grant our especial license and authority unto all and every person
  • * 1900 , ", Law Quarterly Review , v. 16,
    • Though in truth it was the law of mortmain
  • (literary) A strong and inalienable possession.
  • * 1770 , , Thoughts on the Present Discontents, and Speeches ,

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