fee tail

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An estate in land at common law wherein the land is inherited, but can not be sold, devised by will, or otherwise alienated by the owner, but which passes by operation of law to the owner's heirs upon his death
a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away
An estate in land limited in inheritance to a particular class of heirs
limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
fee tail

    Turkish pronunciation

    fi teyl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈfē ˈtāl/ /ˈfiː ˈteɪl/

    Etymology

    () Derived from the Middle Latin foedum talliatum.
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