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fee tail

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noun

See under fee(def 4a).

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Nearby words

fedin, konstantin aleksandrovich, fedn., fedora, fee, fee simple, fee tail, fee-for-service, fee-splitting, feeb, feeble, feeble-minded

Origin of fee tail

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French

Definition for fee tail (2 of 2)

fee

[ fee ]
/ fi /

noun

verb (used with object), feed, fee·ing.

to give a fee to.
Chiefly Scot. to hire; employ.

Origin of fee

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French fie, variant of fief fief. See feudal

SYNONYMS FOR fee

1 stipend, salary, emolument; honorarium.

Related forms

fee·less, adjectiveo·ver·fee, nounsu·per·fee, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for fee tail (1 of 2)

fee

/ (fiː) /

noun

verb fees, feeing or feed

rare to give a fee to
mainly Scot to hire for a fee

Derived Forms

feeless, adjective

Word Origin for fee

C14: from Old French fie, of Germanic origin; see fief

British Dictionary definitions for fee tail (2 of 2)

fee tail

noun

property law
  1. a freehold interest in land restricted to a particular line of heirs
  2. 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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