admortization rare.
(ædmɔːtɪˈzeɪʃən)
[a. Fr. admortization, -isation, ad. med.L. (12th c.) admortizātiōn-em, n. of action f. admortizā-re = admortificā-re, admortī-re to reduce to mortmain; really a latinizing of OFr. amortir, amortiss-ant, assimilating it to vbs. of Gr. origin in -īzare: see -ize. More commonly amortization.]
The reduction of lands or tenements to mortmain.
| 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Admortization denotes the acquisition of lands, by a monastery, college, church, chapel, or even lay corporation. |