Habous

//həˈbuːs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An equivalent of mortmain in Islamic law uncountable

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waqf

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُبُوس (ḥubūs).

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