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noun
See under fee (def. 4a).
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Origin of fee tail
1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French
Words nearby fee tail
feel up to, feen, fee simple, fee-splitting, feet, fee tail, feetfirst, feet of clay, feet on the ground, feeze, feh
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British Dictionary definitions for fee tail
fee tail
noun
property law
- a freehold interest in land restricted to a particular line of heirs
- an estate in land subject to such restrictionCompare fee simple
Word Origin for fee tail
C15: from Anglo-French fee tailé fee (or fief) determined, from taillier to cut
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