Dead Hand Synonyms

The oppressive influence of past events or decisions
Synonyms:
  1. mortmain
  2. dead hand of the past
  3. past history

Dead Hand Sentence Examples

  • His wife was mistress by his death-bed, and she could put the words she chose into the mouth of a dead man - and could move the dead hand at her will.

  • And when he now merely signs his name, it is "John Knox, with my dead hand and glad heart."

  • This was an act to prevent the further accumulation of landed property in the dead hand of religious persons and communities.