mortmain

The central administration also contained a chancery diwan (office); the management of public finance (ashghal) often fell to civil servants of Andalusian origin, who were in charge of overseeing habus goods (mortmain goods) and the tax system.
L’administration centrale comporte également un dîwân (office) de chancellerie ; la gestion des finances publiques (ashghâl) incombe souvent à des fonctionnaires d’origine andalouse, chargés de la supervision des biens habous (biens de mainmorte) et de la fiscalité.
All this land is in mortmain.
Toutes ces terres sont en mainmorte.
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