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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, FEF

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How to use fee tail in a sentence

These “free” games display ads, often in obnoxious places, in lieu of the entry fee.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The user fee on duck stamps goes exclusively to funding federal acquisition of wetlands as wildlife habitat.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Federal Duck Stamp Act raised the fee on stamps needed to hunt waterfowl on federal land from $15 to $25.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The young man had the presence of mind to tail Gaylard Williams out of the park and jot down his license plate.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Meanwhile CBS announced a similar deal this year that will offer their catalogue of shows online for a monthly fee.
Binge Watching is the New Bonding Time|The Daily Beast|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
The Arab pricked his ears, swished his long and arched tail viciously, and showed the whites of his eyes.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It was no worm that Mrs. Robin had found, but Grandfather Mole's hairless tail sticking out of the ground.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
And there shall be no work for Egypt, to make head or tail, him that bendeth down, or that holdeth back.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
That was not the exact word that he used, but he expressed it by beating his tail against the table and giving a long howl.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd

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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