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inquisition post mortem

inquisition post mortem noun: a local investigation into the lands of a deceased person in order to discover the amount of income and the legal rights that were due to the crown.

Noun

inquisition post mortem (plural inquisitions post mortem)

  1. (England, historical) A local investigation into the lands of a deceased person in order to discover the amount of income and the legal rights that were due to the crown.

Forms of inquisition post mortem

pluralinquisitions post mortem

Questions about inquisition post mortem

What does inquisition post mortem mean?
Inquisition post mortem means a local investigation into the lands of a deceased person in order to discover the amount of income and the legal rights that were due to the crown.
What part of speech is inquisition post mortem?
Inquisition post mortem is a noun.
What is the plural of inquisition post mortem?
The plural of inquisition post mortem is inquisitions post mortem.

Words near inquisition post mortem in the dictionary

  1. inquiry
  2. inquiry-based learning
  3. inquisitee
  4. inquisitees
  5. inquisition
  6. inquisition post mortem
  7. inquisitional
  8. inquisitionally
  9. inquisitionary
  10. inquisitioned
  11. inquisitioning

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