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Fee Tail

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Noun

1. fee tail

a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away

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Fee Tail

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noun
property law
a. 
a freehold interest in land restricted to a particular line of heirs
b. 
an estate in land subject to such restriction
Compare fee simple

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Fee Tail

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an estate in real property which may be inherited only by a specified class of heirs, usually the natural children of the owner

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Fee Tail

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n. pl. fees tail
An estate in land that may only be passed on to lineal descendants.

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