English Explanatory Dictionary

mortpay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The crime of taking pay for the service of dead soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers.

Word forms

mortpay mortpays

Etymology

From French mort (“dead”) + English pay.

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