mortpay

English

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) The crime of taking pay for the service of dead soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers.

Etymology

Derived from French mort (death, dead).

Origin

French

mort

Gloss

death, dead

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

死

Emoji
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