a. [ Pref. a- + F. mort death, dead; all amort is for alamort. ] As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. amortissable. ] Capable of being cleared off, as a debt. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. amortisatio, admortizatio. See Amortize, and cf. Admortization. ]
v. t. [ OE. amortisen, LL. amortisare, admortizare, F. amortir to sell in mortmain, to extinguish; L. ad + mors death. See Mortmain ].
n. [ F. amortissement. ] Same as Amortization. [ 1913 Webster ]