The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mortpay
Mortpay \Mort"pay`\, n. [F. mort dead + E. pay.]
Dead pay; the crime of taking pay for the service of dead
soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers.
[Obs.]
--Bacon.
Wiktionary
mortpay
n. (context obsolete English) The crime of taking pay for the service of dead soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers.